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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Colon, Ecuador · January 8, 2025

Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · Foreign
Date
January 8, 2025, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC)
Place
Colon, Ecuador
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
HC-BMTCessna 188
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (partial)
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Parties
JIA, Continental Aerospace Technologies
Case key
199526

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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 (partial)Maneuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 1,858 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
HC-BMT
Reported as
Cessna 188 (A)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
CT18803813T
Engine
Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Aerial application · Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Aifa S.A.
Registered owner
Aifa S.A.
Departed
SEFT