# NTSB ERA18WA132: Bell 206, Vereda Plateado, Colombia, April 11, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 11, 2018, 17:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place: Vereda Plateado, Colombia
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA132
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97074/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA132

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206 helicopter that occurred on April 11, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Colombia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Colombia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK-4776 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

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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