ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45293
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| Date: | Thursday 6 February 2003 |
| Time: | 15:39 LT |
| Type: |  Ted Smith Aerostar 600 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | HK-3645-P |
| MSN: | 60-0159-072 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cajamarca -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | SKGY |
| SKPP | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On February 6, 2003, about 1523 local time, a Piper PA-60, Colombian registration HK-3645P, operated by the Government of Colombia, crashed in a mountainous area near Cajamarca, Colombia. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The Colombian pilot and four Colombian passengers received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated in Girardot, Colombia, the same day, about 1500.
According to information obtained from Colombia, the accident airplane had taken off from Girardot, Colombia, on a flight to the city of Popayan, Colombia, about 230 miles southwest of Bogata, Colombia. The information further showed that the flight path was to have crossed the Andean mountain range, which the information stated, is often covered with mist. Shortly after takeoff, the information showed that the Colombian pilot failed to establish normal communications contact with the air traffic control tower controller, and search efforts were initiated. On February 11, 2003, the wreckage of HK3645P was discovered.
PROBABLE CAUSE
HUMAN FACTOR when executing a flight under Visual Rules (VFR) in Meteorological Instrument Conditions (IMC) reaching a typical accident of (CFIT) Controlled Flight against the ground.
CONTRIBUTORY CAUSE:
- The formation of stratiform and cumuliform clouds in the area and recorded in the reports at the time of the accident that made it difficult to execute the flight under visual flight rules (VFR), in terms of visibility and distance from the clouds that the air regulations stipulate for the conduct of this type of flight.
- Fixation or concern during the entire development of the flight focused mainly on the delay in complying with a flight with a specific time of arrival at the final destination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20030228X00268&key=1
http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Histricos%20Accidentes/HK-3645P.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-May-2020 06:28 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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