3 fatalities

22 Mar 2016: BELL 206B III — Helifly — Angostura, Colombia

Angostura, Colombia

On 22 Mar 2016, a BELL 206B III operated by Helifly was involved in an aviation accident near Angostura, Colombia. 3 people were killed. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: No probable cause was provided in the source material. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A Bell 206B III helicopter crashed into mountainous terrain near Angostura, Colombia, resulting in multiple fatalities.

What happened

On March 23, 2016, at approximately 1211 UTC, a Bell 206B III helicopter, bearing registration HK4674, crashed into mountainous terrain in Angostura, Colombia. The aircraft was operating under Colombian flight regulations on a flight from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (SKMD) in Medellin, Colombia, to Monteria-Los Garzones Airport (SKMR) in Monteria, Colombia.

Following the impact, the aircraft was destroyed by a postcrash fire. The accident resulted in 3 fatal injuries and 1 serious injury among the four occupants on board. At the time of the accident, the flight was operating under instrument meteorological conditions (IMC).

Probable cause

No probable cause was provided in the source material.