- Date
- February 18, 2011, 04:15 local (04:15 UTC)
- Place
- Vereda Galan, Colombia
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- HK-4594Bell 206
- Defining event
- Enroute-climb to cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 78409
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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 February 18, 2011, about 0415 universal coordinated time, a Bell 206-B, Colombian registration HK-4594, operated by Heliservice LTDA, crashed in mountainous terrain near Vereda Galan, Colombia, and was consumed by a post crash fire. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time of the accident. The flight departed from Bucaramanga, Colombia, and was traveling to Cesar, Colombia. The helicopter was destroyed and the Colombian certificated pilot and three passengers were killed. 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
- HK-4594
- Reported as
- Bell 206 (B)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Business · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Heliservice Ltda
- Registered owner
- Heliservice Ltda
- Departed
- Bucaramanga
- Destination
- Cesar
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 11, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 48 KB in all.