# NTSB ERA11WA032: Cessna 172N, Malaga, Colombia, October 15, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 15, 2010, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Malaga, Colombia
- 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): 77645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77645/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77645
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA032

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-VFR pattern base: 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)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 26, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77645. 9 KB in all.

- ERA11WA032 Docket Memorandum (item 1, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338264&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=ERA11WA032%20Docket%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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