# NTSB ERA16WA317: Piper PA28, Flanders, Colombia, September 15, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 15, 2016, 15:23 local (15:23 UTC)
- Place: Flanders, Colombia
- Coordinates: 4.275, -74.796112 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=4.2750&lon=-74.7961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining events: [Initial climb: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250); [Initial climb: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA317
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94026/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA317

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [All aircraft, 196 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250/sequence.md)
- [Initial climb: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [All aircraft, 196 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative (aircraft 2)

On September 15, 2016, about 1523 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28-140; Colombian registration, HK1328G, operated by Aeroandes Flight Training School, and a Cessna 152; Columbian registration, HK2092G, operated by Acahel Flight Training School experienced a midair collision while operating in the traffic pattern, at Santiago Vila Airport (SKGI), Flanders, Colombia. The Piper was substantially damaged and made a precautionary landing at SKGI. The flight instructor and student pilot receiving instruction in the Piper were not injured. The Cessna was substantially damaged and experienced an uncontrolled descent into the Magdalena River. The flight instructor and the student pilot receiving instruction in the Cessna were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the instructional flights, both of which were conducted under Colombian aviation regulations.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Republic 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 Fax: (57-1) 296-2013 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Republic of Colombia.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: HK1328G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (140)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-22317
- Year built: 1966
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aeroandes Flight Training School
- Departed: SKGI, Flanders
- Destination: SKGI, Flanders
- Airport: SKGI, Santiago Vila Airport, runway 20, 5,249 × 92 ft
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: HK2092G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: C15280656
- Year built: 1978
- Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Acahel Flight Training School
- Departed: SKGI, Flanders
- Destination: SKGI, Flanders
- Airport: SKGI, Santiago Vila Airport, runway 20, 5,249 × 92 ft
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Flight instructor, aircraft 1; injuries: none; seat: right
- Student pilot, aircraft 1; injuries: none; seat: left
- Flight instructor, aircraft 2; injuries: fatal; seat: right
- Student pilot, aircraft 2; injuries: fatal; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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