# NTSB ERA19WA168: Ayres S2R, Isla Bejucal, Ecuador, May 3, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 3, 2019, 14:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Isla Bejucal, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -1.674999, -79.654167 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-1.6750&lon=-79.6542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA168
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99407/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA168

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Ecuador has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AYRES S2R airplane that occurred on May 03, 2019. 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-CHZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R (T34)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T34-299
- Airframe hours: 5486
- Engines: Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-34-AG turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aeroquir
- Departed: SELJ, Los Rios
- Destination: SELJ, Los Rios

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

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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