# NTSB ERA14WA116: Helio HT-295, Macas, Ecuador, January 15, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 15, 2014
- Place: Macas, Ecuador
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88781/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88781
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA116

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO HT-295
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1717
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 8, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88781. 24 KB in all.

- Memorandum for Record (item 1, .PDF, 24 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40412114&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record-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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