Accident Details
On 15 May 2025, an Air Tractor aircraft, registered as TG-HAM, was involved in an accident at the airstrip of Finca Santa Rosa, located in the municipality of Tiquisate, department of Escuintla, Guatemala. The accident was investigated by the Unidad de Investigación de Accidentes (Accident Investigation Unit) of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) of Guatemala.
Investigation
The investigation resulted in a final report designated as A-06-2025, published on 22 April 2026. According to the report's introduction, the investigation was conducted in accordance with Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, with the sole objective of preventing future accidents and incidents. The report includes sections on factual information, analysis, human factors, conclusions, probable causes, and safety recommendations. The factual information section covers flight history, impact location, injuries to persons, aircraft damage, other damage, personal information, aircraft information, meteorological information, navigation aids, communications, aerodrome information, flight recorders, wreckage and impact information, medical and pathological information, fire, survival aspects, tests and research, organizational and management information, additional information, and investigative techniques.
Probable Cause
The probable cause of the accident, if any, was not provided in the extracted source material. The report includes a section on probable causes (Section 8.0), but the content is not available in the provided text.
Safety Recommendations
The report includes two safety recommendations: RSO 01-A-06-2025 and RSO 02-A-06-2025, the details of which are not specified in the extracted text.