# NTSB ERA14WA245: Cessna T188C, Canton Naranjal, Ecuador, March 13, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 13, 2014
- Place: Canton Naranjal, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -2.662499, -79.634162 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-2.6625&lon=-79.6342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 89233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA245
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89233/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89233
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA245

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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.

- Pilot; injuries: minor

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 12, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89233. 54 KB in all.

- Memorandum of Investigation – ERA14WA245 (item 1, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413260&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Investigation%20%E2%80%93%20ERA14WA245-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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