Piper PA28 HK3934

Summary

On 29 December 2011 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA28 registered HK3934, operated by Centauros LTDA, Escuela de Aviacion, was involved in an accident near Andres Bello, Tachira, Venezuela. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 December 2011 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Andres Bello, Tachira, Venezuela

Coordinates

7.8369, -72.1233

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

HK3934

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Centauros LTDA, Escuela de Aviacion

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arauca → Cucuta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12WA133

2 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 December 29, 2011, about 1415 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA28-161, Columbian registration HK3934, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while in cruise flight near Andres Bello, Tachira, Venezuela. The two pilots were fatally injured. The intended visual flight rules instructional flight departed Arauca, Columbia (SKUC), and was destined for Cucuta, Colombia (SKCC). This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Venezuela. Further information may be obtained from: Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Ministerio del Poder Popular para las Obras Publicas y Vivienda Av. Francisco de Miranda Torre MINFRA, Piso-20 Caracas, Venezuela Telephone: (+58 212) 2015491 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Venezuela.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.