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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Morona Santiago, Ecuador · October 17, 2025

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Foreign
Date
October 17, 2025
Place
Morona Santiago, Ecuador
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
HC-BCVCessna 172
Defining event
Taxi-to runway: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
201893

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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-BCV
Reported as
Cessna 172 (F)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial