- Date
- December 12, 2012, 15:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Zulia, Colombia
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- HK4477GPiper PA34
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 85829
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On December 12, 2012, about 1530 universal coordinated time (1030 local time), a Piper PA-34-200T, Colombian registration HK4477G, was destroyed when it impacted rising mountainous terrain in the vicinity of La Cuchilla, near Zulia, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The Colombian commercial pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was operating under visual flight rules from Camilo Daza International Airport (SKCC), Cucuta, Colombia, to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (SKBQ), Barranquilla, Colombia, under Colombian flight regulations. 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 only contains information that was provided by the government of Colombia.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HK4477G
- Reported as
- Piper PA34 (220T)
- Serial number
- 34-7870466
- Engine
- Continental TSIO360, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- SKCC · Cucuta
- Destination
- SKBQ · Barranquilla
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 26, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 116 KB in all.