# NTSB ERA16WA275: Cessna TU206, San Martin, Colombia, July 23, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 23, 2016, 19:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place: San Martin, Colombia
- Coordinates: 3.712777, -73.684722 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=3.7128&lon=-73.6847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 5 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA275
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93707/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA275

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 23, 2016, at 1910 coordinated universal time, a Cessna TU206G, Columbian registration HK2787, was substantially damaged following an in-flight loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing in the Municipality of San Martin, Colombia. The pilot received minor injuries and the five passengers received serious injuries. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia. Any further information pertaining to this may be obtained from: Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Aeropuerto Internacional Eldorado Avenida 26 No. 103 -23 Edificio CEA Oficina 204 Bogota, Colombia Tel.: (57) 1 296-2138 / 2013 Fax: (57) 1 296-2203 This report is for information purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Colombia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK2787 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206 (G)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: CU-20606403
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operator: Aerovias Regionales Del Oriente Limitada Aro LTDA
- Registered owner: Armando Romero Parrado
- Departed: SKNA, La Macarena
- Destination: SKVV, Villavivenco
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather



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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