# NTSB ERA10WA456: Cessna A188, Pista El Limon, Ecuador, August 29, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 29, 2010, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Pista El Limon, Ecuador
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA/IFO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA456
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77133/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA456

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 29, 2010, about 1300 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Cessna A188B, Ecuadorian registration HC-BCF, operated by a private owner on an agricultural spraying flight, collided with power lines and subsequently the ground near Pista El Limon, Ecuador. The pilot was killed, and the airplane was destroyed by post-impact fire. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Ecuador. For further information contact: 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- 223-8352

## Aircraft

- Registration: HC-BCF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188 (B)
- Serial number: T18802344T
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Cap. Francisco Cuesta
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed: Pista El Limon
- Destination: Pista El Limon
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 8, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77133. 9 KB in all.

- Other Pertinent Forms and Reports (item 1, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40336014&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Other%20Pertinent%20Forms%20and%20Reports-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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