Preliminary information
On April 17, 2016, at 1940 UTC, an Extra EA300, N13DK, impacted terrain at Cozumel International Airport (MMCZ) in Cozumel, Mexico. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured.
This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) Guatemala. Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from:
DGAC Guatemala
9 Ave
14-75 Aeropuerto Internacional
La Aurora zona 13
Telephone: 502 23215234-7
E-mail: [email protected]
Investigator-in-Charge:
Señor: Victor Haroldo Celada Muñoz
Telephone: 502 23215234-38
E-mail: [email protected]
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the DGAC Guatemala.
Text from the NTSB; a preliminary report can change and names no cause. Open the NTSB docket for CEN16WA160 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 17, 2016
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Cozumel, MX
- Nearest airport
- (MMCZ)
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatal injuries
- 1
Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA 300/L
- N-number
- N13DK
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rule
- Non-US, non-commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Air show
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.