ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90285
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| Date: | Friday 18 February 2011 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Heliservice Servicios Aéreos |
| Registration: | HK-4594 |
| MSN: | 1907 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rionegro, Santandér -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bucaramanga |
| Aguachica | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A helicopter carrying four soldiers, including General Alfredo Bocanegra Navia, the commander of 5th Brigade of the Army of Colombia, crashed in the mountains of Gala, rural area of Rionegro. No survivors were found.
Probable Cause
The probable cause of the accident was the false estimation of the position of the aircraft and the true height above the ground when entering a mountainous area following visual flight rules in instrument flight conditions, producing the impact against the mountain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.elcolombiano.com/historico/cuatro_personas_muertas_habria_dejado_accidente_de_helicoptero_militar_en_rionegro_santander-NGEC_122780
http://www.elpais.com.co/elpais/judicial/noticias/cuatro-militares-muertos-en-accidente-aereo
https://www.ejercito.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=6
http://heliservice.co/aeronaves.html
http://www.vanguardia.com/historico/93209-muere-comandante-de-la-quinta-brigada-en-accidente-aereo
http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Histricos%20Accidentes/HK4594.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2011 14:20 | Black Typhoon | Added |
| 18-Feb-2011 14:30 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source] |
| 18-Feb-2011 16:35 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2020 10:00 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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