# NTSB ERA13WA078: Cessna R172K, Cuchilla La Laja, Colombia, November 19, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 19, 2012, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Cuchilla La Laja, Colombia
- Coordinates: 4.974999, -74.24028
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=4.9750&lon=-74.2403&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: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA/AVP-100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA078
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85743/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85743
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA078

## 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 November 19, 2012, about 1030 hours local, a Cessna R172K, Colombian registration HK4890G, collided with mountainous terrain near Cuchilla La Laja – Municipio de San Francisco, Departmento de Cundinamarca, Colombia. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time for the VFR flight from Girardot/Santiago Vila Airport (SKGI), Girardot, Colombia, to Guaymaral Airport (SKGY), Bogota, Colombia. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the private pilot, the sole occupant was fatally injured. According to statements by the staff of transit air, on the day of the accident at 1107 hours local, attempts to contact the pilot were unsuccessful. The flight did not arrive at its destination and a search was initiated. On November 24, 2012, the airplane was located. A postcrash fire occurred. 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: HK4890G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R1722869
- Engines: Continental IO-360-K 195 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Garcia B. Gabriel
- Registered owner: Garcia B. Gabriel
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SKGI, Girardot
- Destination: SKGY, Bogota
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 1, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85743. 11 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40387970&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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