Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Piura Peru
Sunday, December 23, 2001 18:50 UTC

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On December 23, 2001, at 1850 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 337D twin-engine airplane, N24EG, was destroyed upon collision with terrain while descending near Piura, in the Republic of Peru. The commercial pilot, co-pilot, and the mechanic on board were fatally injured. The airplane was owed and operated by Aero Urbe of Pucalpa, Peru. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the business flight, for which an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Pucalpa Airport at 1524, with Piura as its intended destination. The airplane failed to arrive at its intended destination and a search was initiated. The wreckage of the airplane (serial number 337-1055) was located 5 days later on the side of a mountain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of Peru. Any further information may be obtained from: Republica del Peru Direccion General de Aviacion Civil (DGAC) Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones Avenida 28 de Julio # 800. Lima-1, Peru This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the DGAC of the Republic of Peru.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/23/2001
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1850
Event Time Zone Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Event City Piura
Event State --
Event Country PERU
Zipcode of the event site 00000
Event Date Year 2001
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 054858S
Event Location Longitude 0790722W
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Witness
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions --
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 3
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source DGAC of Peru
NTSB Notification Date Dec 29 2001 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1202
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 3 2002 4:02PM
User who most recently changed record MORJU
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office San Antonio, Texas

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N24EG
NTSB Number WAS02WA014
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire --
Aircraft Explosion --
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 337D
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number --
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed --
ELT Activated --
ELT Aided Location of Event Site --
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name --
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City --
Aircraft Owner State --
Aircraft Owner Country --
Aircraft Owner Zipcode --
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? --
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? --
Operator Street Address Aeropuerto Municipal
Operator City Pucalpa
Operator State --
Operator Country PE
Operator Zip code 00000
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Business
Second Pilot on Board --
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code --
Departure City Pucalpa
Departure State --
Departure Country PE
Departure Time 1524
Departure Time Zone UTC
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City Piura
Destination State --
Destination Country PE
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jan 3 2002 4:02PM
User who most recently changed record MORJU
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location --
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --