ERA19WA271

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA31 · Popayan, Colombia · September 15, 2019

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
September 15, 2019, 14:00 local (14:00 UTC)
Place
Popayan, Colombia
Injuries
7 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
HK-5229Piper PA31
Defining event
Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100267

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

The government of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA31 airplane that occurred on September 15, 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
HK-5229
Reported as
Piper PA31 (350)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
31-7405212
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial