Bell 206 HK-4594

Summary

On 18 February 2011 at about 04:15 local time, a Bell 206 registered HK-4594, operated by Heliservice Ltda, was involved in an accident near Vereda Galan, Colombia. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 February 2011 at 04:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Vereda Galan, Colombia

Coordinates

7.3250, -73.1403

Aircraft

Bell 206

Registration

HK-4594

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Heliservice Ltda

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bucaramanga → Cesar

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

NTSB number

ERA11WA155

4 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 February 18, 2011, about 0415 universal coordinated time, a Bell 206-B, Colombian registration HK-4594, operated by Heliservice LTDA, crashed in mountainous terrain near Vereda Galan, Colombia, and was consumed by a post crash fire. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time of the accident. The flight departed from Bucaramanga, Colombia, and was traveling to Cesar, Colombia. The helicopter was destroyed and the Colombian certificated pilot and three passengers were killed. 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 or obtained for the Government of Colombia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.