- Date
- August 16, 2010, 01:50 local (06:50 UTC)
- Place
- San Andres Island, Colombia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 17 serious, 67 minor, 42 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- HK-4682Boeing 737
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Colombian CAA, Boeing, FAA
- Case key
- 76970
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On August 16, 2010, at 0150 UTC, an Aires B737-700, registration HK4682, crashed on approach to the San Andres Island Airport in San Andres Island, Colombia. Of the 121 passengers and 6 crew on board, preliminary reports indicate that there was one fatality and multiple injuries. The investigation is being conducted by the Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil (Colombia Civil Aviation). The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of design and manufacture of the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to: Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Avenida El Dorado #103 -23 Oficina 204 Bogotá, D.C. Colombia E-mail: investigación.accide@aerocivil.gov.co
Aircraft
- Registration
- HK-4682
- Reported as
- Boeing 737 (7V3)
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- CFM CFM56 7B, turbo fanCFM CFM56 7B, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Aires
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- Bogota
- Destination
- San Andreas
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SKSP · San Andreas Island, runway 06