# NTSB ERA18WA212: Cessna 172, Macas, Ecuador, May 28, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 28, 2018, 21:43 local (21:43 UTC)
- Place: Macas, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -2.306388, -78.122497 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-2.3064&lon=-78.1225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA212
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98021/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA212

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: 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

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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17255763
- Engines: 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

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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