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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Pasaje, Ecuador · May 23, 2025

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
May 23, 2025, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
Place
Pasaje, Ecuador
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
HC-CMMCessna 188
Defining event
Takeoff: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
200221

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Aircraft

Registration
HC-CMM
Reported as
Cessna 188 (A)
Category
Airplane
Engine
Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
In-Flight
Flight
Aerial application · Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Aeroriente
Registered owner
Aeroriente
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Airport
runway 29
Equipment
Unknown