Bell 206L-3 HK4448

Summary

On 23 May 2011 at about 21:05 local time, a Bell 206L-3 registered HK4448, operated by Aviheco S.A., was involved in an accident near Norte de Santander, Colombia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 May 2011 at 21:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Norte de Santander, Colombia

Coordinates

7.9261, -72.8214

Aircraft

Bell 206L-3

Registration

HK4448

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Aviheco S.A.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bogota → Norte de Santander

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA11WA308

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 May 23, 2011, about 2105 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Bell 206L-3, Columbian registration HK4448, operated by Aviheco S.A., was destroyed following a collision with terrain near Norte de Santander, Columbia. The local flight originated in Bogota. The two crewmembers were killed. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Colombia. Further information can be obtained from: Grupo de Investigacion de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil Avenida Eldorado # 103-23 Bogota, Colombia Telephone: 57-1-2662210 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Columbia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.