Incident Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain PN-216,
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Date:Wednesday 4 May 2022
Time:c. 16:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Owner/operator:Policía Nacional del Ecuador
Registration: PN-216
MSN: 31-8352003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:off Achilube, Tachina, Esmeraldas -   Ecuador
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Tachina-General Rivadeneira Airport (ESM/SETN)
Destination airport:Manta Airport (MEC/SEMT)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain of the Ecuador Police made an emerency landing in sea near Achilube, Tachina, Esmeraldas, after engine problems.
All six occupants survived the crash.


Sources:

https://www.extra.ec/noticia/actualidad/esmeraldas-avioneta-policia-cae-mar-seis-tripulantes-67082.html
https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/lo-ultimo/avioneta-cayo-esmeraldas-policias-detenido-ecuador/
https://www.expreso.ec/actualidad/avioneta-policia-cae-mar-seis-tripulantes-esmeraldas-126833.html
https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/ecuador/una-avioneta-con-personal-policial-cayo-al-mar-tras-despegar-de-esmeraldas-nota/

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/13909_1624333761.jpg (photo)
https://machalamovil.com/avioneta-policial-cayo-al-mar-cuando-trasladaba-a-un-privado-de-libertad-desde-esmeraldas/

History of this aircraft

Ex HK-3023, HC-BPA, N36CC, N89FC, HK-3023P

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-May-2022 04:45 gerard57 Added
05-May-2022 04:47 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative]
05-May-2022 05:58 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative]

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