Piper PA-34 HK-2446

Summary

On 28 October 2008 at about 15:40 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered HK-2446, operated by Aeroexpreso Del Pacifico, was involved in an accident near Nuqui, Colombia. 7 people were on board and 4 died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 October 2008 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Nuqui, Colombia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-34

Registration

HK-2446

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Aeroexpreso Del Pacifico

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nuqui → Quibdo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA09WA069

4 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 28, 2008, about 1040 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T, Columbian registration HK-2446, operated by Aeroexpreso Del Pacifico, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Reyes Murillo Airport, Nuqui, Columbia. The accident site was located approximately 3 kilometers south of the departure airport. The two crew members were seriously injured. Four passengers were killed, and the other passenger was seriously injured. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Columbia. For further information contact: Grupo de Investigación de Accidentes - Unidad Administrativa Especial Aeronáutica Civil Avenida Eldorado # 103 - 23, Oficina 204, Bogotá - Colombia Teléfonos 57 - 1 - 2662210 57 - 1 - 2663068 This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained for release, from the Government of Columbia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.