# NTSB ERA10WA455: Piper PA34, Casanare, Colombia, August 25, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 25, 2010, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Casanare, Colombia
- Coordinates: 5.013333, -72.308052
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=5.0133&lon=-72.3081&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA / International Field Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA455
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77132/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA455

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34 (200T)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: AR34-7570074
- Engines: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 17, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77132. 9 KB in all.

- Miscellaneous: Memorandum (item 1, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40336313&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Miscellaneous%3A%20Memorandum-Master.PDF

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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