- Date
- January 15, 2014
- Place
- Macas, Ecuador
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- HC-BTCHelio HT-295
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88781
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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 January 15, 2014, about 2030 coordinated universal time (1530 local time), a Helio Courier HT-295, Ecuadorian registration HC-BTC, was substantially damaged during a forced landing after takeoff from Edmundo Carvajal Airport (SEMC), Macas, Ecuador. The Ecuadorian commercial pilot and one passenger were seriously injured, and two passengers sustained minor injuries. The airplane, which was en route to Taisha Airport (SETH), Taisha, Ecuador, was operating 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 that was released by the government of Ecuador.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HC-BTC
- Reported as
- Helio HT-295
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1717
- Engine
- Lycoming GO-480-G1D6, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Fundacion Aereo Regional FAR
- Registered owner
- Fundacion Aereo Regional FAR
- Departed
- SEMC · Macas
- Destination
- SETH · Taisha
- Airport
- SEMC · Edmundo Carvajal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 8, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 24 KB in all.