ERA15WA309

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172N · Bajo Baudo, Colombia · August 9, 2015

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
August 9, 2015, 22:00 local (22:00 UTC)
Place
Bajo Baudo, Colombia
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
TI-BAACessna 172N
Defining event
Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision during takeoff/land
Weather
Visual (VMC)
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
91776

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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.

Collision during takeoff/landLanding-aborted after touchdownAll aircraft: 1,309 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

On August 9, 2015, about 2200 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172N, Colombian registration TI-BAA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during a rejected landing at Pizarro Airport (SK-195), Bajo Baudo, Colombia. The two pilots and one passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that was conducted under Colombian flight regulations. According to preliminary information from the Government of Colombia, the airplane had a false registration of TI-BOG. Additionally, the departure point and ultimate destination were unknown. The pilot made a long landing and subsequently tried to take off again when the airplane impacted terrain at the edge of a rainforest. 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 103-23 Bogota, Colombia Telephone: (57-1) 296-2138 (57-1) 296-2013

Aircraft

Registration
TI-BAA
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17267698
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airport
Pizarro Airport

Flight crew · 2

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Injuries
Fatal
Role
Co-pilot
Injuries
Fatal

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC)