ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351626
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| Date: | Thursday 16 February 1967 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 Commando |
| Owner/operator: | AREA Ecuador |
| Registration: | HC-SJA |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Hacienda Pusuquí, Pomasqui -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
| Santa Cecilia Airport (WSE/SECE), Ecuador |
The plane was scheduled for a cargo flight from Quito Mariscal Sucre (SEQU) to the mining camp of Santa Cecilia (SECE) in the Orient Amazon region. There were 3 people onboard (just the flight crew), which included NCO Miranda, Capt. Verdaguer, and Capt. Crosbi.
The plane departed from Quito at 11:40 in the morning, and according to eyewitnesses, it passed above in a south-to-north direction, but during this phase, the C-46 experienced engine problems, and when it turned around and headed back to the airport, the witnesses saw the airplane was tilting instead of ascending. It kept descending, doing some swaying movements.
First, the Curtiss collided with a tree, from which the top was dislodged and its right wing was damaged. Next, it hit a boundary rock wall, dragging itself through the ground over a seedbed, and came to rest on the base of a small hill.
Some farmers arrived at the crash scene just minutes later and helped the crew members escape the wreckage, while others threw dirt, ponchos, and scarves at the engine to prevent the flames coming out of it from spreading. The three crew members suffered trauma and wounds to the scalp and face. NCO Miranda was semi-unconscious, but they all survived.
The plane was considered damaged beyond repair, according to the media.
Sources:
El Comercio 17 February 1967, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2024 10:19 | Diogo da Conceição | Added |
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