- Date
- May 3, 2014, 15:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Santander, Colombia
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- C-GSVMPiper PA-31
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 89164
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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 May 3, 2014, about 1500 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-31, Canadian registration C-GSVM, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Santander, Colombia. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The local survey flight departed Bucaramanga, Colombia, and was conducted under Colombian flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia. Further information can be obtained from: Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Av. Eldorado 103-15 Nuevo Edificio Aerocivil Bogota, Colombia Telephone: (57-1) 425-1000 Fax: (57-1) 296-2203 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of the Colombia.
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GSVM
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-109
- Built
- 1968
- Engines
- Lycoming TIO-540A, 310 horsepower, reciprocatingLycoming TIO-540A, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- 138883 Canada Inc (Brucelandair Interna
- Registered owner
- 138883 Canada Inc (Brucelandair Interna
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BGA · Bucaramanga
- Destination
- BGA · Bucaramanga
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SKBG · Bucaramanga
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
Weather
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 13, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 11 KB in all.