- Date
- March 20, 2016, 17:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Daule, Ecuador
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- HC-CJSCessna 150
- Defining event
- Approach: Loss of engine power (total)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93329
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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 20, 2016, at 1730 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna 150L, Ecuadorian registration HC-CJS, operated by Sky Ecuador, received substantial damage following a loss of engine power and forced landing in a rice field near Daule, Ecuador. The flight originated at José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (SEGU), Guayaquil, Ecuador. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. Further information can be obtained from: Junta Investigadora de Accidentes Dirección General de Aviación Civil Seguridad de Vuelo Av. Colón E5-56 y Rábida Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (593) 2-223-8981 (593) 2-330-1497 (24 hours) This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Ecuador.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HC-CJS
- Reported as
- Cessna 150 (L)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Operator
- Sky Ecuador
- Registered owner
- Sky Ecuador
- Departed
- SEGU · Guayaquil
- Destination
- Daule
- Airport
- La Fragua
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- None
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)