# NTSB ERA15WA167: Cessna TU206 - G, Mitu, Colombia, March 20, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 20, 2015, 18:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place: Mitu, Colombia
- Coordinates: -1.174722, -70.273887 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-1.1747&lon=-70.2739&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA167
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90915/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA167

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 20, 2015, about 1805 coordinated universal time, a Cessna TU206G, Colombian registration HK-2327, was substantially damaged while ditching into the Vaupés River near the Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (SKMU), Mitú, Columbia. The pilot and a passenger sustained minor injuries and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight, which had departed from SKMU, was destined for San José Cananarí Airport (9AK), Colombia, and was conducted under Colombian flight regulations. According to preliminary information from the Government of Colombia, the flight departed from runway 20. About three minutes after departing, the airplane's engine lost power. The pilot attempted to return to the airport, but was unable, and subsequently performed a landing to the Vaupés River. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia. Further information can be obtained from: Grupo de Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial Aeronáutica Civil Avenida El dorado 103-23 Nuevo Edificio Aerocivil Bogotá, Colombia Telephone: (57-1) 2962138 Fax: (57-1) 2962203 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Colombia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK2327 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206 - G
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aerolineas Llaneras - Arall LTDA
- Registered owner: Luis Eduardo Burgos Escandon
- Departed: SKMU, Mitu
- Destination: 9AK, Cananari
- Airport: SKMU, Fabio Alberto Leon Bently Airp, runway 20, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: minor

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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