# NTSB ERA20WA061: Piper PA-32-301T, Vereda Cuzama, Colombia, December 30, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 30, 2019, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Vereda Cuzama, Colombia
- Coordinates: 7.104166, -73.190277
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=7.1042&lon=-73.1903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100747
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA20WA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100747/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20WA061

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: 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 PIPER PA-32-301T airplane that occurred on December 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: HK2629 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301T
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-8124011
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Lineas Aereas Galan - Aerogalan
- Registered owner: Lineas Aereas Galan - Aerogalan
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SKBG, Bucaramanga
- Destination: SKCM, Cimitarra
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SKBG, Palonegro Airport
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; commercial; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

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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