Piper PA-25-260 HK588

Summary

On 22 November 2012 at about 17:05 local time, a Piper PA-25-260 registered HK588, operated by Fuminorte Ltda Fumigaciones Aereas Norte, was involved in an accident near El Viento, Colombia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 November 2012 at 17:05

Classification

Accident

Location

El Viento, Colombia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-260

Registration

HK588

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fuminorte Ltda Fumigaciones Aereas Norte

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pista El Encant → El Viento

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA13WA080

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 November 22, 2012, at 1705 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Piper PA-25-260, Colombian registration HK588,operated by Fuminorte Ltda. Fumigaciones Aereas Norte, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during an agriculture spraying operation near Vereda El Viento, Cumaribo, Vichada, Colombia. The local flight originated in Pista El Encanto. The pilot was fatally injured. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Colombia. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Group Colombia-Civil Aviation Authority Bogata, Colombia Telephone: (57) 1 296 2013 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Colombia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.