- Date
- May 17, 2026
- Place
- De Los TsáChilas, Ecuador
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- HC-BZYCessna 188
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)
- Investigation class
- Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office
- General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 203003
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 (total)All aircraft: 3,820 casesDefining event
Aircraft
- Registration
- HC-BZY
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial