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NTSB accident investigation · Britten Norman BN2A · Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador · February 12, 2024

Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
February 12, 2024, 16:40 local (16:40 UTC)
Place
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador
Injuries
9 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
HC-CXKBritten Norman BN2A
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
193787

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
HC-CXK
Reported as
Britten Norman BN2A (21)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial

Weather

Wind
140° at 6 knots
Visibility
6 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
10,000 ft broken
Temperature
81 °F, dew point 77 °F
Observed at
SEST, 1 nm away
METAR
SEST 121800Z 14006KT 9999 -RA SCT020 BKN100 27/25 Q1009 RMK A2981