Hughes 369 HK4177

Summary

On 29 December 2009 at about 16:55 local time, a Hughes 369 registered HK4177, operated by Sociedad Aerea de Ibague, was involved in an accident near Pitalito, Colombia. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 December 2009 at 16:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Pitalito, Colombia

Coordinates

1.8517, -76.0517

Aircraft

Hughes 369

Registration

HK4177

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Sociedad Aerea de Ibague

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ibague → Pitalito

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10WA106

1 person 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 December 29, 2009, about 1655 universal coordinated time (1155 local time), a Hughes 369D, Colombian registration HK4177, operated by Sociedad Aerea de Ibague, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in Pitalito, Huila, Colombia. The Colombian pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. The flight, which originated at Ibague Airport (SKIB), Ibague, Colombia, was operating under Colombian flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Colombia. Further information can be obtained from: Grupo de Investigacion de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil Avenida Eldorado # 103-23 Bogota, Colombia Telephone: 57-1-2662210 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Colombia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.