- Date
- August 9, 2016, 21:56 local (21:56 UTC)
- Place
- Fredonia, Colombia
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- HK4822GCessna 172
- Defining event
- Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93815
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Factual narrative
On August 9, 2016, about 2156 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 172N, Colombian registration HK4822G, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Fredonia, Antioquia, Colombia. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. The instructional flight departed from Santa Ana Airport (SKGO), Cartago, Colombia, around 2049, with an intended destination of Medellin Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (SKMD), Medellin, Colombia. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia. For further information contact: Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Av. Eldorado 103-15 Nuevo Edificio Aerocivil Bogota, Colombia Telephone: (57-1) 425-1000 Fax: (57-1) 296-2203 This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Colombia.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HK4822G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 (N)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Escuela De Aviacion Halcones
- Registered owner
- Escuela De Aviacion Halcones
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SKGO · Cartago
- Destination
- SKMD · Medellin
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 90° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Observed at
- SKMD, 17 nm away