Narrative:
The plane, carrying Gen. Angel Augusto Flores, 52, the air force chief, and Gens. Raul Cousin and Galo Coronel, crashed into a mountain on the outskirts of Quito. Parts of the wreckage fell into the Rio Machángara.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 3 June 1988 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  North American Sabreliner 40 |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | FAE068 |
| MSN: | 282-68 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Quito ( Ecuador)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
The plane, carrying Gen. Angel Augusto Flores, 52, the air force chief, and Gens. Raul Cousin and Galo Coronel, crashed into a mountain on the outskirts of Quito. Parts of the wreckage fell into the Rio Machángara.
Sources:
» Bluefield Daily Telegraph June 5,1988Photos
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