# NTSB ERA12WA463: Piper PA36, San Alberto, Colombia, July 10, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: July 10, 2012, 12:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place: San Alberto, Colombia
- 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: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA463
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84359/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84359
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA463

## 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 July 10, 2012, about 1230 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-36-375, Colombian registration HK2210, operated by Aeropenort LTDA. Agropecuaria del Norte, was substantially damaged when it collided with trees, during an aerial application flight near San Alberto, Colombia. The Colombian certificated pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated from Pista Las Cruces Airport, San Alberto, Colombia, at an unknown time. 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 Colombia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK2210 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36 (375)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 36-7802061
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aeropenort LTDA Agropecuaria del Norte
- Registered owner: Aeropenort LTDA Agropecuaria del Norte
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: San Alberto
- Destination: San Alberto
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 20, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84359. 11 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40373113&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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