Accident Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat HC-BPI,
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Date:Thursday 30 March 2017
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic G164 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat
Owner/operator:LAN Fumigación Ecuador
Registration: HC-BPI
MSN: 1109
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:San Juan, Pueblo Viejo, Los Ríos -   Ecuador
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The cropduster plane hit electric wires and crashed. The pilot died in the crash.

Sources:

https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2017/03/30/nota/6116899/piloto-fallecio-accidentarse-avioneta-fumigacion-rios

http://www.aviacioncivil.gob.ec/?p=6605
http://www.aviacioncivil.gob.ec/?p=1756
https://www.jetphotos.com/registration/HC-BPI

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Mar-2017 10:50 gerard57 Added
31-Mar-2017 10:51 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
31-Mar-2017 10:51 harro Updated [Aircraft type]
31-Mar-2017 10:58 Iceman 29 Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code]

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