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| Date: | Sunday 8 November 2020 |
| Time: | c. 12:30 |
| Type: |  Quest Aircraft Kodiak 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | TG-SMT |
| MSN: | 100-0080 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | zone 9, Guatemala City -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | La Aurora International Airport (GUA/MGGT) |
| Cobán Airport (CBV/MGCB) | |
| Investigating agency: | UIA Guatemala |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft with registration TG-SMT, took off from La Aurora International Airport at 12:30 hours approximately with destination to Cobán Airfield located in the municipality of Coban department of Alta Verapaz, with the intention to carry out food transfer as humanitarian aid.
After take-off and the aircraft impacted with trees located in the 4th Avenue and 10th Street, zone 9 of the city Guatemala's capital, plummeting and impacting the ground, setting the aircraft on fire completely; the passenger and the pilot were moved to a Care Center, dying in the early morning of November 9.
Sources:
https://www.tvazteca.com/aztecanoticias/notas/video-desploma-avioneta-centro-ciudad-guatemala-especiales
https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/sucesos/socorristas-reportan-una-avioneta-accidentada-en-la-zona-9-capitalina/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/TGSMT
https://stereo100.com.gt/2020/confirman-segunda-muerte-tras-accidente-aereo-ocurrido-en-la-capital-guatemalteca/
http://144.217.178.124/sistema/uploads/2020/11/11/21_617522536.pdf
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/46228_1594170340.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2020 19:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Nov-2020 19:38 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2020 20:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2020 20:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2020 14:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2020 20:35 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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