- Date
- May 28, 2018, 21:43 local (21:43 UTC)
- Place
- Macas, Ecuador
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- HC-BTSCessna 172
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98021
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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.
Loss of engine power (total)All aircraft: 3,820 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of Ecuador has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA 172 airplane that occurred on May 28, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Ecuador's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Ecuador.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HC-BTS
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17255763
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Aerosangay
- Registered owner
- Aerosangay
- Departed
- SEMC · Macas
- Airport
- SEMC · Edmundo Carvajal Airport, runway 02
- Equipment
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 70° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Observed at
- SECU, 62 nm away