ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178606
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| Date: | Monday 8 May 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Curtiss CW.1... |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guayaquil -
 Ecuador
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Quito |
| Guayaquil | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Diablo Rojo" crashed onto houses in the city center during aerobatics and exploded. 50 injured. Pilot Christóbal Sandoval and at least 22 on ground killed. At least four died of burns the following days.
Note: two Curtiss-Wright CW-14R Ospray (R-3/cn2014 + R-4/cn2015) used 1933-1936 (Aeroflight); apparently a CW-16E Light Sport or CW-19R Sparrows
Sources:
El Informador 9 May 1939, p2/10 May 1939, p2
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18491/
Curtiss-Wright C-14 Ospray (David Gero)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2015 19:43 | TB | Added |
| 31-Aug-2016 18:27 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2016 16:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 14-May-2023 08:01 | TB | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]] |
| 08-Jun-2023 08:43 | TB | Updated [[[Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]]] |
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