Air Tractor AT301 HK5162 accident, Vereda La Pedrera, Colombia, Apr 13, 2021 · NTSB GAA21WA077

Date: April 13, 2021, 12:10 local (12:10 UTC)
Place: Vereda La Pedrera, Colombia
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Destroyed
Phase of flight: Maneuvering
Aircraft: HK5162Air Tractor AT301
Defining event: Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency: Other
Case key: 102933

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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.

Loss of engine power (total)Maneuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 3,820 casesDefining event

Off-field or emergency landingEmergency descentAll aircraft: 3,365 cases

Off-field or emergency landingLanding-flare/touchdownAll aircraft: 3,365 cases

Miscellaneous/otherOtherAll aircraft: 1,556 cases

Aircraft

Registration: HK5162
Reported as: Air Tractor AT301 (NO SERIES)
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 301-0354
Damage: Destroyed
Fire: On-Ground
Flight: Aerial application · Non-U.S., commercial

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 50° at 3 knots
Visibility: 6.21 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 75 °F
Altimeter: 29.77 inHg
Observed at: SKSM, 7 nm away
METAR: SKSM 131100Z 05003KT 9999 FEW020 SCT200 25/24 Q1008 RMK A2977