# NTSB ERA11WA155: Bell 206, Vereda Galan, Colombia, February 18, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 18, 2011, 04:15 local (04:15 UTC)
- Place: Vereda Galan, Colombia
- Coordinates: 7.324999, -73.140274 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=7.3250&lon=-73.1403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- 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): 78409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78409/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78409
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA155

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

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

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 11, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78409. 48 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 48 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40344629&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%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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