# NTSB ERA14WA221: Piper PA-31, Santander, Colombia, May 3, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 3, 2014, 15:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Santander, Colombia
- Coordinates: 6.268055, -72.741111 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=6.2681&lon=-72.7411&mi=10
- 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: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 89164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA221
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89164/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89164
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA221

## 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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31-109
- Year built: 1968
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-540A 310 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming 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.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather



## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 13, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89164. 11 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40412224&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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