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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-31-350 · Medellin, Colombia · November 21, 2022

Accident · FatalClass 3 · Foreign
Date
November 21, 2022, 15:15 local (15:15 UTC)
Place
Medellin, Colombia
Injuries
8 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
HK 5121Piper PA-31-350
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of control in flight
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
106339

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
HK 5121
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Aeropaca S.A.S.
Registered owner
Wings Trade Support S.A.S.
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Destination
SQZJ · Pizarro
Airport
SKMD
Equipment
Unknown