# NTSB ERA11WA209: Cessna 182, Palora, Ecuador, February 14, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 14, 2011, 19:35 local (19:35 UTC)
- Place: Palora, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -1.7, -77.933052 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-1.7000&lon=-77.9331&mi=10
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA/IFO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA209
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78676/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA209

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01050000): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 151 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01050000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On Feburary 14, 2011, about 1935, universal coordinated time, a Cessna 182E, Ecuadorian registration HC-CDL, registered to and operated by Fundación Amazónica., incurred substantial damage during a force landing in rough terrain due to a total loss of engine power in Palora, Provincia de Morona Santiago, Ecuador. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and one of three passengers received minor injuries; the other two passengers were seriously injured. 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 Fax; 593-2- 223-8352 This information is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained for, the government of Ecuador.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HC-CDL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (E)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18253822
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Fundacion Amazonica
- Registered owner: Fundacion Amazonica
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SETH, Morona
- Destination: SESM, Pastaza

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: minor

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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