# NTSB ERA16WA013: Cessna 208B, Yumbillo, Colombia, October 14, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 14, 2015, 16:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Yumbillo, Colombia
- Coordinates: 3.612777, -76.559448 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=3.6128&lon=-76.5594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- 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): 92178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92178/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA013

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 14, 2016, about 1645 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 208B, Brazilian registration PR-MIC, operated by Microsurvey Aerogeofisica E Consultoria Cientifica of Brazil, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain during a survey flight near Yumbillo, Colombia. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Weather conditions near the accident site were unknown for the flight that was conducted under Colombian flight regulations. The flight originated from Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (SKCL), Palmira, Colombia. According to preliminary information from the Government of Colombia, the purpose of the flight was to conduct a survey about 30 miles northwest of SKCL. At 1644, Colombian air traffic control lost radar and radio contact with the flight, which was followed by an emergency locator transmitter signal being received. The wreckage was subsequently located about 6,900 feet mean sea level. 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: PR-MIC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 208B0841
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-114A 675 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial observation, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Microsurvey Aerogeofisica E Consultoria Cientifica
- Registered owner: Microsurvey Aerogeofisica E Consultoria Cientifica
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SKCL, Palmira
- Destination: SKCL, Palmira
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; 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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