ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179500
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| Date: | Friday 11 September 2015 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  Ted Smith Aerostar 600 |
| Owner/operator: | Heliblack LLC |
| Registration: | N164HH |
| MSN: | 60-0012 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Pedro de los Milagros -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Santa Fe de Antioquia |
| Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD) | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft, supporting the filming of a Tom Cruise film (Mena), crashed in bad weather. Two people died, a third person was seriously injured.
Probable cause(s):
Poor risk assessment during low altitude operation, due to the foreign pilot's lack of familiarity with the area and operation without a pilot with knowledge of the area of operation, which led to the dismissal of the hazards and the impact on the ground.
Contributing Factors:
- Lack of flight planning for high mountain routes.
- Unnoticed entry into IMC conditions (CFIT).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
www.theguardian.com/world/world/2015/sep/12/pilot-on-tom-cruise-movie-crew-dies-in-colombia-plane-crash
http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/se-accidento-aeronave-con-tripulantes-estadounidenses-en-antioquia/16369471
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/two-dead-a-tom-cruise-movie-shoot-a-plane-crash-colombia-lawsuits-a-survivor-speaks-1021934
Final report of the accident: http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Listado%20de%20accidentes%202015/N164HH.pdf
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2015 06:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Sep-2015 06:48 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 12-Sep-2015 07:29 | gerard57 | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Sep-2015 09:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2015 15:42 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 13-Sep-2015 17:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 06-Jan-2016 17:33 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Jul-2017 19:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source] |
| 27-Mar-2018 17:00 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Mar-2018 17:04 | harro | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
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