Cessna 402B HK-4990

Summary

On 8 August 2015 at about 15:05 local time, a Cessna 402B registered HK-4990, operated by AeroExpress, was involved in an accident near Vereda Guarigua Cajica, Colombia. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 August 2015 at 15:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Vereda Guarigua Cajica, Colombia

Coordinates

4.9286, -74.0419

Aircraft

Cessna 402B

Registration

HK-4990

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

AeroExpress

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bogota → Bogota

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15WA305

3 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 8, 2015, 1505 UTC, a Cessna 402B, HK-4990, registered to and operated by AeroExpress, collided with terrain near Vereda Guarigua Cajica, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is unknown for the non-US, non-commercial local training flight, which originated from Guaymaral Airport (SKGY), Bogota, Colombia. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the three occupants were fatally injured. After takeoff the flight proceeded to the training area and about 22 minutes after takeoff, an emergency was declared and contact was lost. A search was initiated and the wreckage was located adjacent to a house; there were no reported ground injuries. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia. Any further information can be obtained from: Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado Bogota, Colombia Telephone: 571.425.1000 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Colombia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.