- Date
- June 13, 2013, 20:28 local (20:28 UTC)
- Place
- Taisha, Ecuador
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- HC-CMXPiper PA22
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 87211
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On June 13, 2013, at 2028 coordinated universal time (1528 local time), a Piper PA-22-135, Ecuadorian registration HC-CMX, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after taking off from Taisha Airport (SETH), Taisha, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador, en route to Sucua Airport (SESC), Sucua, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador. The Ecuadorian commercial pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Ecuadorian flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Ecuador. Further information can be obtained from: Dirección General de Aviación Civil Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de la República del Ecuador Avenida Colón E5-56 y La Rábida Edificio Ave María Torre Sur Quito, República del Ecuador Tel: 593-02-223-8981 www.dgac.gov.ec This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Ecuador.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HC-CMX
- Reported as
- Piper PA22 (135)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1958
- Engine
- Lycoming O290, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Aero Liderman
- Registered owner
- Aero Liderman
- Departed
- SETH · Taisha
- Destination
- SESC · Sucua
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SETH · Taisha Airport, runway 18, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 25, 2013, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 25 KB in all.