ERA10WA455

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA34 · Casanare, Colombia · August 25, 2010

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
August 25, 2010, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
Place
Casanare, Colombia
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
HK4429Piper PA34
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Parties
FAA / International Field Office
Case key
77132

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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 25, 2010, about 1330 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-34-200T, Colombian registration, HK4429, operated by Agropecuaria–Aliar S.A., last reported their position crossing the Yopal (EYP) VOR (VHF omnidirectional radio range) at 11,500 mean sea level. The airplane’s debris was later discovered in a field at Finca Ventanas, Municipio Aguazul, Departamento Casanare, Colombia. The wreckage was scattered over a 1 kilometer radius. The Colombian pilot and the 5 passengers were killed. The flight, which originated from the Bucaramaga-Palo Nergo Airport (SKBG), Bucaramaga, Colombia, was operating under Colombian flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Colombia. Further information can be obtained from: Grupo de Investigacion de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil Avenida Eldorado # 103-23 Bogota, Colombia Telephone: 57-1-2662210 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Colombia.

Aircraft

Registration
HK4429
Reported as
Piper PA34 (200T)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
AR34-7570074
Engine
Continental TSIO360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Agropecuaria - Aliar S.A.
Registered owner
Agropecuaria - Aliar S.A.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
SKBG · Bucaramanga
Destination
Puerto Gaitan
Flight plan
VFR

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
9,000 ft broken
Temperature
77 °F, dew point 72 °F
Altimeter
29.95 inHg
Observed at
SKVV, 49 nm away

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 17, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 9 KB in all.