Introduction
On 14 June 2019, an Ayres Thrush S2R-T34 agricultural aircraft, registration N2016G, was involved in an accident in the locality of Parcelamiento Los Angeles, municipality of San Jose, department of Escuintla, Guatemala. The event was investigated by the Unidad de Investigación de Accidentes (Accident Investigation Unit) of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) of Guatemala, in accordance with Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
Aircraft Information
The aircraft was an Ayres Thrush S2R-T34, a single-engine turboprop agricultural airplane. The registration N2016G was assigned to the aircraft at the time of the accident.
Accident Details
The accident occurred on 14 June 2019 in a rural area of Parcelamiento Los Angeles. The flight was reportedly an agricultural operation. Specific details regarding the nature of the flight, the number of occupants, injuries, or damage were not disclosed in the publicly available abstract of the final report.
Investigation
The investigation was conducted by the Unidad de Investigación de Accidentes of the DGAC. The final report was published on 21 June 2024. The report includes sections on factual information, analysis, conclusions, and safety recommendations. The probable cause was not stated in the available summary.
Safety Recommendations
The final report contains two operational safety recommendations (RSO 01-A-04-2019 and RSO 02-A-04-2019), but their content was not provided in the abstract.
Conclusion
The investigation concluded that the accident occurred under circumstances detailed in the full report. The DGAC emphasized that the sole purpose of the investigation is prevention of future accidents and not to apportion blame or liability.