# NTSB ERA16WA206: Cessna 150, Daule, Ecuador, March 20, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 20, 2016, 17:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Daule, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -1.866111, -80.014442 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-1.8661&lon=-80.0144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA206
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93329/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA206

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: 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)

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

- Pilot; injuries: none

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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