# NTSB FTW04WA050: Cessna 172, Shiona, Ecuador, December 23, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 23, 2003, 16:42 local (16:42 UTC)
- Place: Shiona, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -1.97, -76.435554
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-1.9700&lon=-76.4356&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: San Antonio, Texas
- NTSB case key (mKey): 58557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW04WA050
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58557/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04WA050

## Aircraft

- Registration: HC-BAS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: AeroClub Pastaza
- Departed: Pastaza
- Destination: Shiona
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F

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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