Date:	Saturday 28 February 2009
Time:	c 15:15 UTC
Type:	Cessna 172N
Owner/operator:	Aeroclub de Pastaza
Registration:	HC-BFQ
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Cordillera Castañas , Pastaza state -   Ecuador
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Rio Amazonas (SESM)
Destination airport:	Liquino
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The aircraft was found crashed into one of the elevations of the Cordillera Castañas at 3214 feet altitude.
The Board of Inquiry determines that this event is a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain), as probable cause is the pilot's decision to continue the flight under the Visual Flight Rules (VFR) when the weather conditions prevailing in the area of the accident required the implementation of the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)

http://www.elcomercio.com/noticiaEC.asp?id_noticia=260375&id_seccion=4
http://www.univision.com/contentroot/wirefeeds/50noticias/7898765.html
http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias-cuenca/11231-sepultan-a-piloto-fallecido-en-pastaza/
http://www.dgac.gov.ec/Espa%C3%B1ol/Seguridad%20de%20Vuelos/09%20CESSNA%20C-172N.pdf
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20090302X33132&key=1

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
02-Mar-2009 04:20	Dmitriy	Added
03-Mar-2009 11:24	Anon.	Updated
21-Dec-2009 10:19	harro	Updated