- Date
- March 30, 2017, 16:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Pista La Julia, Ecuador
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- HC-BPIGrumman G164
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 94964
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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 30, 2017, about 1645 universal coordinated time, a Grumman 164A, Ecuadorian registration HC-BPI, was destroyed when it impacted electrical wires and terrain near Pista La Julia, Ecuador. The foreign certificated pilot was fatally injured. The flight was on a local aerial application flight at the time of the accident.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 Departamento de Seguridad de Vuelo Buenos Aires 149 y Av. 10 de Agosto Casilla 2077 Quito Ecuador Tel.: (593) 2-544-274 Fax: (593) 2-563-995 AFTN: SEQUYAX Telex: 22710 DACUIO ED This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Ecuador.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HC-BPI
- Reported as
- Grumman G164 (A)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1109
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Aerial application · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Cia. Lan Ecuador
- Registered owner
- Cia. Lan Ecuador
- Departed
- Pista La Julia
- Destination
- Pista La Julia
- Airport
- Pvt
- Equipment
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Foreign