ERA11WA032

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172N · Malaga, Colombia · October 15, 2010

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
October 15, 2010, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
Place
Malaga, Colombia
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
HK4631Cessna 172N
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
77645

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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 October 15, 2010, about 1300 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna 172N, Columbian registration HK4631, operated by Aerolineas Alas de Columbia, impacted terrain near the town of Malaga, Santander, Columbia. The flight was en route from Lebrija, Santander, Columbia (SKBG) to Malaga Airport (SKLA). The pilot and three passengers were killed. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Columbia. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Columbia. For further information contact: Grupo de Investigacion de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil Avenida Eldorado # 103-23 Bogota, Columbia Telephone: 57-1-2662210

Aircraft

Registration
HK4631
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Aerolineas Alas de Columbia
Registered owner
Aerolineas Alas de Columbia
Departed
SKBG · Lebrija
Destination
SKLA · Malaga
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
SKLA · Malaga Airport

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 26, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 9 KB in all.