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Accidents · NTSB GAA26WA078 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Piper PA23 incident near Santiago, Outside the U.S., January 19, 2026

On January 19, 2026 at about 4:00 pm local time, a Piper PA23, registered CCPPJ, suffered minor damage in an incident near Santiago, Outside the U.S.. It was flown under non-U.S. private rules. No one was hurt; 2 people were 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
January 19, 2026 · about 4:00 pm local time
Place
Santiago, Chile
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA23 250 · all PA23s on the register
Registration
CCPPJ · no longer on the register
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. Unknown or undetermined during unknown defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded

Weather at the time

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

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew1
Passengers1

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

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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.