What happened
On September 15, 2016, at approximately 1523 UTC, a midair collision occurred at Santiago Vila Airport (SKGI) in Flanders, Colombia. Two aircraft were operating in the airport traffic pattern under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) at the time of the accident.
One aircraft, a Piper PA28-140 with registration HK1328G operated by Aeroandes Flight Training School, sustained substantial damage. The crew, consisting of a flight instructor and a student pilot, performed a precautionary landing at SKGI and were not injured.
The second aircraft, a Cessna 152 with registration HK2092G operated by Acahel Flight Training School, also sustained substantial damage. Following the collision, the Cessna experienced an uncontrolled descent into the Magdalena River. The flight instructor and student pilot aboard the Cessna were 2 fatal.