ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180105
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| Date: | Friday 2 October 2015 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | KASI Aviation Services Inc. |
| Registration: | C-GCMD |
| MSN: | 31-7912101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming TIO-540-A2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Camastros, north of Veracruz, State of Rivas -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport, Managua (MGA/MNMG) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot, the sole person on board, left Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (MNMG) Managua, at 09:34 LT on a flight for the Australian Company CSA Global, taking part to a geological survey mission dedicated to the construction of a canal. En-route, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in Los Camastros, north of Veracruz, State of Rivas. The pilot was killed and had not tried to use a parachute before the crash as one was found in the debris.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CEN16WA010 at https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20151013X23913&ntsbno=CEN16WA010&akey=1
2. http://www.laahs.com/threads/801-Piper-PA-31-C-GCMD-crash-in-Rivas-Nicaragua
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20161010204541/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/2015/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-310-navajo-in-los-camastros-1-killed/
4. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/2000-2009_33.html
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000772390.html
6. http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADetHis.aspx?id=1304944&rfr=
Media:
One dead in Piper PA-31 Navajo (C-GCMD) accident, near Veracruz, Nicaragua http://t.co/ioIylKNS5x
— Aviation Safety Net (@AviationSafety) 3 October 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2015 07:17 | harro | Added |
| 03-Oct-2015 15:51 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 03-Oct-2015 18:31 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 07-Sep-2017 14:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2017 17:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2017 18:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 02-Oct-2018 18:40 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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