# NTSB MIA08WA108: Cessna T188C, Los Rios, Ecuador, May 13, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: May 13, 2008, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Los Rios, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -0.753333, -79.218887
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-0.7533&lon=-79.2189&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA Miami International
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA08WA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68120/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08WA108

## Factual narrative

On May 13, 2008, about 1700 central standard time, a Cessna T188C, Ecuadorian registration HC-BOR, registered to and operated by AIFA Incorporated, crashed following a loss of engine power, while on an aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported no injuries and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from La Estrella Airstrip, La Planada, Ecuador, earlier that day, at an unspecified time.

According to information obtained from the Ecuadorian Subdireccion de Aviacion Civil, the airplane was at an altitude of 60 feet above the plants when the pilot noted a drop in the engine's RPM. The pilot discontinued with the application and climbed the airplane to an altitude of 300 feet while taking a heading to returned to the airstrip. About three minutes into the return flight, the engine had a sudden loss of power and simultaneously the propeller stopped rotating. While performing a forced landing the airplane collided with a cable used to transport produce to different locations within the plantation. The airplane impacted the ground in a nose low attitude.

This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. Any further information can be obtained from:

Direccion General de Aviacion Civil

Buenos Aires 149 Y 10 de Agusto

P.O. Box 2077

Quito, Republica del Ecuador

Phone: 593-2-223-8981

Fax; 593-2- 223-8352

This information is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by, or obtained for the Government of Ecuador.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HC-BOR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna T188C
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aifa
- Departed: La Planada

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: minor

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 200° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.31 inHg
- Observed at: SELT

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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