Piper PA34 HK4429

Summary

On 25 August 2010 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA34 registered HK4429, operated by Agropecuaria - Aliar S.A., was involved in an accident near Casanare, Colombia. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 August 2010 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Casanare, Colombia

Coordinates

5.0133, -72.3081

Aircraft

Piper PA34

Registration

HK4429

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Agropecuaria - Aliar S.A.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bucaramanga → Puerto Gaitan

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10WA455

6 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 August 25, 2010, about 1330 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-34-200T, Colombian registration, HK4429, operated by Agropecuaria–Aliar S.A., last reported their position crossing the Yopal (EYP) VOR (VHF omnidirectional radio range) at 11,500 mean sea level. The airplane’s debris was later discovered in a field at Finca Ventanas, Municipio Aguazul, Departamento Casanare, Colombia. The wreckage was scattered over a 1 kilometer radius. The Colombian pilot and the 5 passengers were killed. The flight, which originated from the Bucaramaga-Palo Nergo Airport (SKBG), Bucaramaga, 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.