Bell 206L-4 HK-4484
15 April 2018 · Vereda Plateado, Colombia · Fatal
Summary
On 15 April 2018 at about 17:00 local time, a Bell 206L-4 registered HK-4484 was involved in an accident near Vereda Plateado, Colombia. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vereda Plateado, Colombia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-4
- Registration
- HK-4484
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- NTSB number
- ERA18WA133
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
The government of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206L-4 helicopter that occurred on April 15, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Colombia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Colombia.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2018 | Bell 206 | Yarraden, Australia | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2018 | Bell 206 | New Castle, Indiana, United States | Blackstar LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2018 | Bell 206 | Vereda Plateado, Colombia | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Bell 206 | Sanders, Kentucky, United States | DUE North Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2018 | Bell 206 | Todd Mission, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2018 | Cessna 152 | Tulua, Colombia | Aeroccidente | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2018 | Douglas DC3 | Guainia, Colombia | Air Colombia | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2018 | Rockwell S2R | Orihueca, Magdalena, Colombia | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2018 | Harbin Y12 | Antioq, Colombia | - | Unknown | - |
| 23 Nov 2019 | Boeing 737 | Bogota, Colombia | Avior | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2017 | Boeing 757 224 | Bogota, Colombia | - | Serious injuries | - |