# NTSB ERA16RA021: Beech 60, Bogota, Colombia, October 18, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 18, 2015, 21:19 local (21:19 UTC)
- Place: Bogota, Colombia
- Coordinates: 4.681666, -74.105552 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=4.6817&lon=-74.1056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 10 fatal, 8 serious; on the ground: 6 fatal, 8 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16RA021
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92199/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16RA021

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 18, 2015 at 2119 UTC, a Beechcraft B60, Colombian registration HK3917G, registered to and operated by Sky Hub Aviation, was destroyed during a collision with a building in Barrio El Lujan, Bogota, Colombia. The pilot, three passengers, and six people in the building were fatally injured. Eight people in the building received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane departed Eldorado Airport (SKBO) at 2117 UTC, destined for Guaymaral Airport (SKGY) located about 8 miles northeast of SKBO. Immediately after takeoff the airplane leveled at an altitude of about 300 feet above ground level, and continued straight ahead. About 1 mile beyond the departure end of the runway, the airplane turned sharply to the left, descended, and impacted a 3-story building. According to preliminary information from the Government of Colombia, the left engine experienced a loss of power prior to impact. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia. Further information pertaining to this accident may 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 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Colombia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK3917G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P-410
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4 380 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4 380 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Jorge Alberto Hernandez
- Registered owner: Jorge Alberto Hernandez
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 28, 2015
- Departed: SKBO, Bogota
- Destination: SKGY, Bogota
- Airport: SKBO, Eldorado Airport, runway 13L
- Equipment: Stall warning system, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; injuries: fatal; airline transport, flight instructor, commercial; last flight review August 18, 2015; seat: left; flight hours: 10,000 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 130° at 7 knots
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.35 inHg
- Observed at: SKBO

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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