Introduction
The Unidad de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación (UIA) of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) of Guatemala published Final Report A-03-2025 concerning an accident involving a Piper aircraft (registration TG-TYA). The report is dated 05 December 2025 and is released solely for technical-operational safety purposes, with the aim of prevention, in accordance with Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention and Guatemalan civil aviation regulations.
Accident Details
The accident occurred on 13 March 2025 at the airstrip of the Aeroclub de Guatemala in Rio Dulce, municipality of Livingston, department of Izabal, Guatemala. The aircraft involved was a Piper (model not specified in the report excerpt), registration TG-TYA.
Investigation
The investigation was conducted by the UIA. The report includes sections on factual information, analysis, and conclusions. Specific factual information such as injuries to persons, damage to the aircraft, other damage, personal information (crew), 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 useful investigation techniques are listed in the table of contents but their content is not detailed in the provided excerpt.
Analysis
The analysis covers flight operations, crew qualifications, operational procedures, meteorological conditions, air traffic control, communications, navigation aids, aircraft maintenance, performance, weight and balance, and aircraft systems. Human factors, including psychological and physiological aspects, as well as survival, rescue and firefighting response, injury analysis, and survivor aspects are also addressed.
Conclusions and Probable Cause
Section 7.0 lists conclusions, but the content is not provided in the excerpt. Section 8.0 is titled "CAUSAS PROBABLES" (Probable Causes) but no text is included. Therefore, probable cause is not stated in the source.
Safety Recommendations
Section 9.0 includes one safety recommendation: RSO 01-A-03-2025, but its content is not specified.
Additional Information
The report is 42 pages long and includes a photographic section. The document contains legal notices regarding property rights and usage restrictions.