Introduction
The Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) of Guatemala, through its Department of Flight Safety and Accident Investigation, released the final report on the accident involving Air Tractor AT-502B aircraft, registration N6082P. The accident occurred at Finca Santa Rosita, located in the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate, Department of Escuintla, Guatemala. The report was published on June 14, 2012, under report number 06-2011.
Accident Overview
The report, titled "Informe Final" (Final Report), details the circumstances of the accident. According to the document, the aircraft was an Air Tractor AT-502B, a single-engine agricultural aircraft. The investigation was conducted under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Chicago Convention, emphasizing that the sole objective was accident prevention and not to assign blame or legal liability.
Report Contents
The final report is structured into several sections, including factual information, analysis, conclusions, and safety recommendations. The factual information section covers a synopsis of the accident, a narrative of the flight, details of the accident location, injuries to persons, damage to the aircraft, pilot information, aircraft information, meteorological conditions, communications, and wreckage and impact information. The analysis section examines these factors in depth, and the conclusions section presents the probable cause and contributing factors, as determined by the investigation.
Probable Cause
The report includes a section on probable cause, but the specific cause is not provided in the available source material. Therefore, the probable cause is not stated in this article.
Legal and Administrative Context
The report was prepared by the Department of Flight Safety and Accident Investigation under the DGAC and was approved by the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil. The document is protected by copyright and is intended solely for technical-operational safety purposes. Unauthorized use or distribution is prohibited under Guatemalan law.