# NTSB ERA15WA346: Bell 206L-3, Boyaca, Colombia, September 1, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 1, 2015, 19:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place: Boyaca, Colombia
- Coordinates: 6.187777, -72.471107
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=6.1878&lon=-72.4711&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA AVP-100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA346
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91945/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA346

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: 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 September 1, 2015, about 1925 UTC, a Bell 206L-3, HK 3311, registered to and operated by Sociedad Aerea De Ibague, was landed hard in a field during a forced landing near Municipality of Chita, Boyaca, Colombia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is unknown for the flight from Municipality of Chita, Boyaca, Colombia, to Tunja Airport (SKTJ), Boyaca, Colombia. The helicopter sustained substantial damage, and there were minor injuries to the commercial pilot and 2 passengers. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. During takeoff, a low main rotor warning occurred. The pilot maneuvered the helicopter for a forced landing in a field and landed hard. 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: HK 3311 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 51195
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Sociedad Aerea De Ibague-SADI
- Registered owner: Sociedad Aerea De Ibague-SADI
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Chita Boyaca
- Destination: SKTJ, Boyaca
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: minor; commercial

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.93 inHg
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: SKSA, 59 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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