# NTSB ERA12WA133: Piper PA28, Andres Bello,Tachira, Venezuela, December 29, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 29, 2011, 14:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Andres Bello,Tachira, Venezuela
- Coordinates: 7.836944, -72.123336
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=7.8369&lon=-72.1233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: 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): 82602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA133
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82602/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82602
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA133

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-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 December 29, 2011, about 1415 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA28-161, Columbian registration HK3934, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while in cruise flight near Andres Bello, Tachira, Venezuela. The two pilots were fatally injured. The intended visual flight rules instructional flight departed Arauca, Columbia (SKUC), and was destined for Cucuta, Colombia (SKCC). This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Venezuela. Further information may be obtained from: Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Ministerio del Poder Popular para las Obras Publicas y Vivienda Av. Francisco de Miranda Torre MINFRA, Piso-20 Caracas, Venezuela Telephone: (+58 212) 2015491 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Venezuela.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK3934 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (161)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-8416070
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Centauros LTDA, Escuela de Aviacion
- Registered owner: Centauros LTDA, Escuela de Aviacion
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SKUC, Arauca
- Destination: SKCC, Cucuta
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal
- Co-pilot; injuries: fatal

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 25, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82602. 50 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40360783&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement%20-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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