# NTSB ERA17WA146: Grumman G164, Pista La Julia, Ecuador, March 30, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 30, 2017, 16:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Pista La Julia, Ecuador
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- 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): 94964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA146
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94964/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA146

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G164 (A)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1109
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; foreign

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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