# NTSB ERA10WA081: Cessna A-188B, Quevedo, Ecuador, November 25, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 25, 2009
- Place: Quevedo, Ecuador
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA081
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75101/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA081

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 25, 2009, a Cessna A-188B, Ecuadorian registration HC-CEU, registered to and operated by Russagrif, impacted terrain in the Los Rios Provenance following a loss of engine power, immediately after takeoff. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight's last departure point and its intended destination were from an unpaved area near the city of Quevedo, Ecuador. According to information provided the airplane is equipped with a Teledyne Continental, IO-550D engine and had approximately 613.10 total hours of time in service. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Direccion General de Aviacion Civil Departamento de Seguridad de Vuelo Buenos Aires 149 Y 10 de Agusto Casilla 2077 Quito, Republica del Ecuador Fax: 593-2- 223-8981 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Ecuador.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HC-CEU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A-188B
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Russagrif
- Departed: Quevedo
- Destination: Quevedo
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 3, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75101. 7 KB in all.

- Other Pertinent Forms and Reports: Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 7 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40322079&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Other%20Pertinent%20Forms%20and%20Reports%3A%20Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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