Boeing 737 HK-4682

Summary

On 16 August 2010 at about 06:50 local time, a Boeing 737 registered HK-4682, operated by Aires, was involved in an accident near San Andres Island, Colombia. 127 people were on board and one died, 17 were seriously injured, 67 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 August 2010 at 06:50

Classification

Accident

Location

San Andres Island, Colombia

Nearest airport

San Andreas Island (SKSP)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

HK-4682

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Aires

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bogota → San Andreas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA10RA085

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 16, 2010, at 0150 UTC, an Aires B737-700, registration HK4682, crashed on approach to the San Andres Island Airport in San Andres Island, Colombia. Of the 121 passengers and 6 crew on board, preliminary reports indicate that there was one fatality and multiple injuries. The investigation is being conducted by the Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil (Colombia Civil Aviation). The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of design and manufacture of the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to: Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Avenida El Dorado #103 -23 Oficina 204 Bogotá, D.C. Colombia E-mail: investigació[email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.