Piper PA25 HK588

Summary

On 26 August 2016 at about 12:50 local time, a Piper PA25 registered HK588, operated by Fumigaciones Aereas del Norte S.a.s., was involved in an accident near Finca, Colombia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 August 2016 at 12:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Finca, Colombia

Coordinates

4.6519, -75.9131

Aircraft

Piper PA25

Registration

HK588

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fumigaciones Aereas del Norte S.a.s.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cartago → Cartago

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA16WA307

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 August 26, 2016, about 1250 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-25-260, Colombian registration HK588, operated by Fumigaciones Aereas Del Norte S.A.S., was destroyed when it collided with an electrical wire and terrain near Finca, Colombia. The Colombian certificated pilot was fatally injured. The aerial application flight was conducted under Colombian flight regulations. The flight originated from Santa Ana Airport (SKGO), Cartago, Colombia, about 1213. 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 Telephone: (57-1) 296-2138 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.