GAA25WA249

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206 · Cali, Colombia · September 1, 2025

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
September 1, 2025, 16:25 local (16:25 UTC)
Place
Cali, Colombia
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
HK5198Bell 206
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
200919

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
HK5198
Reported as
Bell 206 (L3)
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
51175
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Delta Helicopteros S.A.S.
Registered owner
Delta Helicopteros S.A.S.
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Airport
SKCL · Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Int. Airport
Equipment
Unknown