Aircraft

Summary

On 27 December 2009, a an aircraft of an unrecorded type, operated by Aero Republica, was involved in an incident near Bogota, Colombia. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 December 2009

Classification

Incident

Location

Bogota, Colombia

Nearest airport

Bogota, Colombia (BOG)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Not recorded

Registration

Not recorded

Operator

Aero Republica

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG10WA007

Nobody was injured.

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 December 27, 2009, an Embraer EMB-190 operated by Aero Republica, a Colombian-certificated air carrier, experienced a fire in the left engine, a General Electric CF34-10E, after takeoff from El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia. The airplane returned to Bogota and landed without further incident. There were no injuries to the passengers and crew on board. The incident is being investigated by the Republic of Colombia Aeronáutica Civil. Further information pertaining to this incident can be obtained from: Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Aeropuerto Internacional Eldorado Apartado Aéreo 12307 , D.E. Colombia Tel.: (57) 1 4139894 Fax: (57) 1 4139276 AFTN: SKBOYAYX Telex: 044620 DAAC CO

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.