Plane Crash List

Piper PA-31 C-GSVM

3 May 2014 · Santander, Colombia · Fatal

Summary

On 3 May 2014 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered C-GSVM, operated by 138883 Canada Inc (Brucelandair Interna, was involved in an accident near Santander, Colombia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Santander, Colombia
Nearest airport
Bucaramanga (SKBG)
Coordinates
6.2681, -72.7411
Aircraft
Piper PA-31
Registration
C-GSVM
Category
Airplane
Year built
1968
Engines
2
Operator
138883 Canada Inc (Brucelandair Interna
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Purpose of flight
Aerial Observation
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bucaramanga → Bucaramanga
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
Unk
NTSB number
ERA14WA221

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

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 3, 2014, about 1500 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-31, Canadian registration C-GSVM, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Santander, Colombia. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The local survey flight departed Bucaramanga, Colombia, and was conducted under Colombian flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia. Further information can be obtained from: Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Av. Eldorado 103-15 Nuevo Edificio Aerocivil Bogota, Colombia Telephone: (57-1) 425-1000 Fax: (57-1) 296-2203 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of the Colombia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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