Pilot Debrief

BEECH B200 near La Libertad — 2013-03-06

Final reportERA13WA158
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Date
2013-03-06
Location
La Libertad, PE
Airport
SPIS
Aircraft
BEECH B200
Registration
OB-1992
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
9
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.

NTSB narrative

On March 6, 2013, about 1245 UTC, a Beech B200, OB-1992, registered to Dearborn and Flint Aviation Co, Inc., operated by Aero Transporte Sociedad Anonima ATSA, collided with a wire then terrain during visual approach to Aerodrome Pias (SPIS), La Libertad, Peru. Weather conditions are unknown in the area and time of the accident, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the foreign charter flight from Jorge Chavez International Airport (SPIM), Lima, Peru, to SPIS. The airplane was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire and the pilot, co-pilot, and seven passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from SPIM about 1130 UTC. After departure the flight proceeded to the destination airport and due to adverse weather, the flightcrew flew over the destination airport, but did not land. The Peru investigator-in-charge reported that the airplane collided with wires then crashed in mountainous terrain at about 6,850 feet mean sea level(msl). This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Peru. Any further information can be obtained from: Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA) Avenida Jiron Zorritos 1203 Lima 1 Peru Central: 6157800 Telephone: 511.315.7800 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Peru.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Controlled flight into terrain
First missed decision gate
Flightcrew could have chosen to land at the alternate airport instead of continuing to SPIS.

NTSB coding

  • Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) · Maneuvering

Evidence available

  • 1 docket document
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Docket documents1

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