# NTSB ERA19WA167: Bell 206, Sabanalarga, Colombia, April 30, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 30, 2019, 15:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Sabanalarga, Colombia
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Settling with power/vortex ring state](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/244)
- 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): 99406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA167
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99406/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA167

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Settling with power/vortex ring state](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/244) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 52 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/244/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206 helicopter that occurred on April 30, 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: HK3321 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L3)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

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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