ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308199
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| Date: | Monday 13 February 2023 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8203L |
| MSN: | 17256403 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Zapotal, near San Francisco, Petén -
 Guatemala
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | El Zapotal Airstrip |
| Investigating agency: | UIA Guatemala |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft with registration N8203L operated by the owner, took off from the runway located in the hamlet of El Zapotal, municipality of San Francisco, department of El Petén, around 9:20 local time, 15:20 UTC time with a pilot and two passengers on board. According to the statement of the observers, the take-off run was normal. At about 50 feet of altitude, the aircraft fell, impacting against the empty pasture land. A fire broke out that consumed 90% of the aircraft.
All three occupants died and the aircraft was destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://republica.gt/seguridad-y-justicia/ultima-hora-se-estrella-una-avioneta-en-san-francisco-peten--202321310360
https://www.soy502.com/articulo/urgente-reportan-caida-avioneta-peten-24039
https://www.publinews.gt/gt/noticias/2023/02/13/develan-placa-en-conmemoracion-de-luz-maria-lopez-febrero-2023.html
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=8203L
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Airframe/Gallery/0/129/0000129884.jpg (photo)
Media:
Actualización: Tragedia Aérea en Petén.
— Vinicio Fuentes (@VinicioTVGT) February 13, 2023
Tres misioneros de una iglesia en San Francisco Petén mueren en accidente aéreo.
Fallecidos:
2 Mujeres y 1 hombre.
1) James Dehart,64 años.
2) Bony Dehart, 64 años.
3) Helen Shawn Coon, 64 años.
Vía Luis Burgos, Gobernador de Petén. pic.twitter.com/pXr4Fgmeja
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2023 04:56 | harro | Updated |
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