# NTSB DCA17WA044: Boeing 727, Puerto Carreno, Colombia, December 20, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 20, 2016, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Puerto Carreno, Colombia
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA17WA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94520/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA044

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Accident Investigation Group (AIG) of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 727 airplane that occurred on December 20, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AIG of Colombia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the AIG of Colombia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK4544 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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