Diamond DA40-180, N293DS, Aero Advantage Corporation: Accident occurred July 11, 2013 in Ticlio, Peru

http://registry.faa.gov/N293DS

NTSB Identification: ERA13WA319 
 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, July 11, 2013 in Ticlio, Peru
Aircraft: DIAMOND DA40-180, registration: N293DS
Injuries: 2 Fatal.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. The foreign authority was the source of this information.

On July 11, 2013, about 1610 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Diamond DA40-180, N293DS, registered to Aero Advantage Corporation and operated by a private individual, impacted mountainous terrain while en route to Capitán FAP Leonardo Alvariño Herr Airport (SPRM), San Ramon, Peru. Weather conditions are unknown and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight from Lib Mandy Metropolitano Airport (SPLX) Lima, Peru, to SPRM. The airplane was destroyed by impact and postcrash fire. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from SPLX about 1540 UTC.

During flight, the pilot was not reporting any en route contact points. The wreckage was found burning in the Ticlio region at 14,500 feet mean sea level.

This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Peru. Any further information can be obtained from:

Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA)
Avenida Jiron Zorritos 1203
Lima 1 Peru Central: 6157800
Telephone: 511.315.7800

This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Peru.

Owner of the Braedt corporation along with surfer, Jose ‘Titi’ de Col, were flying in a small plane that fell and was engulfed in flames near the Central Highway.

Well-known businessman, Walter Braedt and athlete and surfer, José “Titi” de Col were traveling in a small plane when it crashed near Chicla, a district in Huarochiri. The Braedt family founded and formally owned the Braedt corporation, an important cured meat company in Peru.

The small plane was brought into the country, according to officials on May 23rd and was imported from the United States.

The plane accident occurred when they were nearing Ticlio at kilometer 130 of the Central highway.

Luis Rivera Perez, manager of the Aero-navigation and Airports of Corpac reported to El Comercio that the single motor craft left from an aerodrome in San Bartolo with a destination of San Ramón in Junín.

In terms of the causes of the accident Perez informed Peru 21 that it could have been a mechanical failure. According to eyewitnesses, the plane engulfed in flames before it fell from the air. The accident was first reported by nearby inhabitants who saw the plane flying suspiciously low in the air, heard an explosion and saw smoke.

No matter the speculations, a full investigation is being made into the accident to determine the exact causes of this unexpected tragedy.