# NTSB ERA10WA492: Cessna 182Q, Taisha, Ecuador, August 28, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 28, 2010, 13:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place: Taisha, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -2.366944, -77.504447
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-2.3669&lon=-77.5044&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA/AVP-100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA492
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77360/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77360
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA492

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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 August 28, 2010, about 1350 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182Q, Ecuadorian registration HC-BGA, registered to and operated by Aerosangay, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing near Taisha, Ecuador. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the non scheduled domestic passenger/cargo flight from Edmundo Carvajal Airport (SEMC), Macas, Ecuador, to Taisha Airport (SETH), Taisha, Ecuador. The commercial certificated pilot and two passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from SEMC about 1330. When the flight was four minutes from the destination airport, the pilot heard a sound from the engine followed by a loss of engine power. Unable to reach the intended destination, the airplane was maneuvered for a forced landing, but impacted trees. Preliminary examination of the engine revealed components of the power train located in the oil sump. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. Any further information can 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 Phone: 593-2-223-8981 Fax: 593-2-223-8352 This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained for the Government of Ecuador.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HC-BGA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18266164
- Engines: Teledyne Continental O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aerosangay
- Registered owner: Aerosangay
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SEMC, Macas City
- Destination: SETH, Taisha
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 29, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77360. 37 KB in all.

- Investigation Jurisdictional Statement (item 1, .PDF, 37 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338525&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Investigation%20Jurisdictional%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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