# NTSB ERA16WA138: Bell 206B III, Angostura, Colombia, March 22, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 22, 2016, 12:11 local (12:11 UTC)
- Place: Angostura, Colombia
- Coordinates: 7.022777, -75.460281
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=7.0228&lon=-75.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: VFR encounter with IMC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Rolls-Royce Corporation, GRIAA, Bell Helicopter
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA138
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92878/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA138

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: VFR encounter with IMC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 392 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/401/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 23, 2016, about 1211 universal coordinated time, a Bell 206B III, Colombian registration HK4764, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain and was consumed by a postcrash fire. Three of the four occupants were fatally injured, and one occupant was seriously injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that was conducted under Colombian flight regulations, which departed Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (SKMD), Medellin, Colombia, destined for Monteria-Los Garzones Airport (SKMR), Monteria, Columbia. 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 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Colombia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK4674 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B III
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 2662
- Engines: Allison 250-C20J turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Helifly
- Departed: SKMD, Medellín
- Destination: SKMR, Monteria

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day

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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