# NTSB ERA11WA308: Bell 206L-3, Norte de Santander, Colombia, May 23, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 23, 2011, 21:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place: Norte de Santander, Colombia
- Coordinates: 7.926111, -72.821388
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=7.9261&lon=-72.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA308
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/79183/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79183
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA308

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: 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 May 23, 2011, about 2105 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Bell 206L-3, Columbian registration HK4448, operated by Aviheco S.A., was destroyed following a collision with terrain near Norte de Santander, Columbia. The local flight originated in Bogota. The two crewmembers were killed. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Colombia. Further information can be obtained from: Grupo de Investigacion de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil Avenida Eldorado # 103-23 Bogota, Colombia Telephone: 57-1-2662210 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Columbia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK4448 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 51479
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aviheco S.A.
- Registered owner: Rent Fly S.A.
- Departed: Bogota
- Destination: Norte de Santander
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 9, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79183. 35 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 35 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40348924&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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