- Date
- March 13, 2014
- Place
- Canton Naranjal, Ecuador
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- HC-BTACessna T188C
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 89233
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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 March 13, 2014, a Cessna T188C, Ecuadorian registration HC-BTA, was substantially damaged when it lost engine power and impacted terrain near Canton Naranjal, Ecuador. A postaccident fire ensued. The foreign certificated pilot received minor injuries. The aerial application flight departed Canton Naranjal, Province of Guayas, Ecuador, on a local flight. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) of Ecuador. Any further information pertaining to this accident may 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 contains only information released by the Government of Ecuador.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HC-BTA
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Aerial Work
- Registered owner
- Aerial Work
- Departed
- Canton Naranjal
- Destination
- Canton Naranjal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Minor
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 12, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 54 KB in all.