Cessna 402B HK4981G

Summary

On 17 November 2015 at about 15:50 local time, a Cessna 402B registered HK4981G was involved in an accident near Choco, Colombia. 10 people were on board and 2 died, 8 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 November 2015 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Choco, Colombia

Nearest airport

Acandi (SKAD)

Coordinates

8.5056, -77.2733

Aircraft

Cessna 402B

Registration

HK4981G

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Choco → Medellin

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA16WA047

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 November 17, 2015, about 1550 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 402B, Colombian registration HK4981G, was destroyed when it descended and impacted the ground in a residential area, during takeoff from Acandi Airport (SKAD), Choco, Colombia. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. Eight passengers were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that was conducted under Colombian flight regulations, and destined for Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (SKMD), Medellin, Colombia. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia. Further information can be obtained from: Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Av. Eldorado #103-23 Bogota, Colombia Fax: (57-1) 296-2013 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Colombia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.