# NTSB ERA19WA121: Douglas DC3, Vereda La Bendicion, Colombia, March 9, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 9, 2019, 15:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Vereda La Bendicion, Colombia
- Coordinates: 3.568611, -73.066947 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=3.5686&lon=-73.0669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 14 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA121
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99079/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA121

## 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 (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a DOUGLAS DC3 airplane that occurred on March 09, 2019. 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: HK2494 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC3
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Latinoamericana De Servicios Aereos - Laser S.A.S
- Registered owner: Latinoamericana De Servicios Aereos - Laser S.A.S
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: SKSJ, San Jose del Gu
- Destination: SKVV, Villavicencio
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Equipment: 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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