# NTSB ERA15WA159: Piper PA-34-200T, Macas, Ecuador, March 15, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 15, 2015, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: Macas, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -2.296388, -78.115837 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-2.2964&lon=-78.1158&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA159
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90885/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA159

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 15, 2015, at an unknown time, a Piper PA-34, Ecuadorian registration HC-CNC, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances shortly after takeoff from Edmundo Carvajal Airport, Macas, Ecuador. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The cargo flight was destined for Taisha, Ecuador. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Ecuador. Further information can be obtained from: Dirección General de Aviación Civil Av. Colón E5-56 y La Rábida, Edificio Ave María Torre Sur 10mo. Piso Telefax 02-2238981 P. O. BOX 17-01-2077 Quito - Ecuador. This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Ecuador.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HC-CNC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 826972-R
- Engines: Continental LTSIO-360-EB 180 horsepower reciprocating; Continental TSIO-360-EB 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Departed: SEMC, Macas
- Destination: STSC, Taisha
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported

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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