# NTSB ERA09WA241: Cessna 210, Concepcion, Bolivia, April 13, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 13, 2009, 23:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place: Concepcion, Bolivia
- Coordinates: -16.151388, -62.011665 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-16.1514&lon=-62.0117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09WA241
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73649/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09WA241

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 11, 2009, at 2305 universal coordinated time (1905 local time), a Cessna 210M, Bolivian registration CP-1373, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after taking off from Concepcion Airport (SLCP), Concepcion, Bolivia. The certificated commercial pilot and three passengers, all Bolivian citizens, were fatally injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was operating on a visual flight rules flight plan from Concepcion to El Trompillo Airport (SLET), Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The medical evacuation flight was operating under Bolivian flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Bolivia. Further information may be obtained from: Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Autoridad Aeronautioca Civil Edificio Palacio De Comunicaciones Av. Mcal. Santa Cruz, No. 1278 4to Pisa La Paz, Bolivia Tel: 591 (2) 2374142 http://www.dgac.gov.bo This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Bolivia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: CP-1373 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210 (M)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21062086
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 9, 2009
- Departed: SLCP, Concepcion
- Destination: SLET, Santa Cruz
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: SLCP, Concepcion

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; injuries: fatal; commercial; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night

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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