- 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.