Piper PA34 HK4477G

Summary

On 12 December 2012 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA34 registered HK4477G was involved in an accident near Zulia, Colombia. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 December 2012 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Zulia, Colombia

Coordinates

8.0767, -72.6747

Aircraft

Piper PA34

Registration

HK4477G

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cucuta → Barranquilla

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

NTSB number

ERA13WA089

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 December 12, 2012, about 1530 universal coordinated time (1030 local time), a Piper PA-34-200T, Colombian registration HK4477G, was destroyed when it impacted rising mountainous terrain in the vicinity of La Cuchilla, near Zulia, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The Colombian commercial pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was operating under visual flight rules from Camilo Daza International Airport (SKCC), Cucuta, Colombia, to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (SKBQ), Barranquilla, Colombia, under Colombian flight regulations. 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 only contains information that was provided by the government of Colombia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.