# NTSB ERA15WA082: Cessna T207 - A, Piedecuesta, Colombia, December 24, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 24, 2014, 19:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place: Piedecuesta, Colombia
- Coordinates: 6.989166, -73.045829 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=6.9892&lon=-73.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA AVP-100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA082
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90535/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA082

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On December 24, 2014, about 1950 UTC, a Cessna T207A, HK4892, collided with mountainous terrain near Vereda Cabreras, Punto el Guanabanazo, Pescadero Piedecuesta, Santander, Colombia. The commercial pilot and six passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces, and was registered to and operated by Aerolineas Alas De Colombia LTDA, on a non-scheduled, domestic, passenger flight. Weather conditions at the accident site were not reported, although visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time at the departure airport. The flight originated about 1939 UTC, from Palonegro International Airport (SKBG), Lebrija, Santander, Colombia, and was destined for Malaga Airport (SKLA), Malaga, Santander, Colombia. After takeoff the flight proceeded according to the VFR flight plan towards the destination airport which is located approximately 36 nautical miles and 133 degrees from the departure airport. The airplane did not arrive at its intended destination, and search and rescue operations were performed. The airplane impacted mountainous terrain; there was no postcrash fire. 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: HK4892 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207 - A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20700646
- Engines: Continental Motors, Inc. TSIO-520-M 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aerolineas Alas de De Colombia LTDA
- Registered owner: Aerolineas Alas de De Colombia LTDA
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SKBG, Lebrija
- Destination: SKLA, Malaga
- Flight plan: VFR
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: left

## Weather

- Wind: 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observed at: SKBG, 12 nm away

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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