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Accidents · NTSB GAA25WA004 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna T188 incident near Sector Payo, Outside the U.S., October 3, 2024

On October 3, 2024 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Cessna T188, registered HCBRN, suffered minor damage in an incident during enroute near Sector Payo, Outside the U.S.. It was flown under non-U.S. private rules. No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
October 3, 2024 · about 3:30 pm local time
Place
Sector Payo, Ecuador
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna T188 · all T188s on the register
Registration
HCBRN · no longer on the register · serial T18803836T
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. private rules

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Loss of engine power (total) during enroute defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew1

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.

Other NTSB records under HCBRN the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

2023-04-03GAA23WA123 · accident near Recinto Estero Claro, outside the U.S. · substantial damage · minor injuries

Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.