# NTSB GAA20WA111: Piper PA31, Guaymaral, Colombia, February 12, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 12, 2020, 20:44 local (20:44 UTC)
- Place: Guaymaral, Colombia
- Coordinates: 4.819166, -74.078056
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=4.8192&lon=-74.0781&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20WA111
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100959/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA111

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA31 airplane that occurred on February 12, 2020. 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: HK4686 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aero Taxi Guaymaral ATG S.A.S.
- Registered owner: Aero Taxi Guaymaral ATG S.A.S.
- Departed: SKGY, Guaymaral
- Destination: SKVG, Villagarzon

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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