# NTSB ERA15WA182: Cessna 172S, Santander, Colombia, April 12, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 12, 2015, 19:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Santander, Colombia
- Coordinates: 6.826111, -73.359443 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=6.8261&lon=-73.3594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining events: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120); [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA182
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91017/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA182

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative (aircraft 2)

On April 12, 2015, about 1915 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172S, Colombian registration HK5064G, and a Cessna 150M, Colombian registration HK1912G, were substantially damaged after impacting mountainous terrain in the vicinity of the Serrania Los Cobardes Mountain in Santander, San Vicente de Chucurí. The flight instructor and student pilot in HK-5064G and the student pilot in HK-1912G were fatally injured. The flights had originated from Barrancabermeja/Yariguies Airport (SKEJ), Barrancabermeja, Colombia about 1900, was destined for Palonegro International Airport (SKBG), Giron Colombia, and was conducted under Colombian flight regulations.According to preliminary information from the Government of Colombia, the flights were scheduled to conduct a formation training flight. About 15 minutes after departure, neither airplane responded to air traffic control tower radio calls. Both airplanes were located about 45 minutes after their departure in mountainous terrain about 7,600 feet above mean sea level and about 300 yards from each other. 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 1

- Registration: HK5064G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172S10600
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aeroclub Flight School
- Registered owner: Aeroclub Flight School
- Departed: SKEJ
- Destination: SKBG
- Airport: SKEJ, Barrancabermea/ Yariguies Air

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: HK1912G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: C15078379
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aeroclub Flight School
- Registered owner: Aeroclub Flight School
- Departed: SKEJ, Barrancaberneja
- Destination: SKBG, Giron
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SKEJ, Barrancabermea/ Yariguies Air

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Flight instructor, aircraft 1; injuries: fatal
- Student pilot, aircraft 1; injuries: fatal
- Pilot, aircraft 2; injuries: fatal

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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