Aero Commander 500 HK1697

Summary

On 3 December 2008 at about 23:35 local time, a Aero Commander 500 registered HK1697, operated by Taxi Aero Caribeno LTDA, was involved in an accident near Cordoba, Colombia, Colombia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 December 2008 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Cordoba, Colombia, Colombia

Coordinates

8.2772, -75.7386

Aircraft

Aero Commander 500

Registration

HK1697

Operator

Taxi Aero Caribeno LTDA

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Medellin → Monteria

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA09WA084

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 03, 2008 about 1835 eastern standard time, an Aero Commander 500, of Colombian registration, HK1697, registered to an individual and operated by Taxi Aero Caribeno LTDA, crashed in an open field, near Cordoba, Colombia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight plan was filed. The pilot and the copilot were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from the Olaya Herrera International Airport (SKMD), Medellin, Colombia, earlier that day, at an unspecified time. The flight destination was to Los Garzones Airport (SKMR), Monteria, Colombia. According to information obtained from the Colombian Civil Aeronautical Authorities, the air traffic controller at Barranquilla authorized the flight, once at the intersection of IRETO, at an estimate time of 1830 to 1840, to descend to 5,000 feet and to report at 15 miles from the MTR VOR. The crew never communicated with the Barranquilla controllers for the position report. A search and rescue operation was launched. A military aircraft spotted an unusual heat source in an open field. The local police investigated the source and discovered the missing airplane. 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 the Government of Colombia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.