# NTSB ERA11WA064: Bell 412EP, Trujillo, Colombia, November 13, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 13, 2010, 21:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Trujillo, Colombia
- Coordinates: 4.299166, -76.435279
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=4.2992&lon=-76.4353&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: AVP-100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA064
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77825/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77825
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA064

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 13, 2010, about 2115 universal coordinated time, a Bell 412, Mexican registration XA-UNI, owned and operated by Aeroservicios Especializados S.A. de C.V. (ASESA), crashed in mountainous terrain near Trujillo, Colombia. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the flight from Antonio Roldan Betancourt Airport (SKLC), Apartado, Colombia, to Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (SKRG), Rionegro, Colombia. The helicopter was destroyed and the Mexico certificated commercial pilot and co-pilot, and one passenger were killed. The time of departure from SKLC has not been determined. After departure during cruise flight, the flight encountered adverse weather and the pilot requested to proceed to Tulua (Valle del Cauca, Colombia). A few minutes later the helicopter collided with mountainous terrain. A search was initiated for the helicopter and the wreckage was located 3 days later. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia. Any further information can be obtained from: Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado Bogota, Colombia Telephone: 571.425.1000 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Colombia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: XA-UNI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412EP
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 36240
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6T Series 1800 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Asesa
- Registered owner: Asesa
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: SKLC, Apartado
- Destination: SKRG, Rionegro
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; injuries: fatal; commercial
- Co-pilot; age 37; injuries: fatal; commercial

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.81 inHg
- Observed at: SKLC

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 9, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77825. 68 KB in all.

- Jurisdiction Statement (item 1, .PDF, 68 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40340513&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Jurisdiction%20Statement-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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