Fokker F28-4000 HC-CDT

Summary

On 22 September 2008 at about 16:20 local time, a Fokker F28-4000 registered HC-CDT, operated by Icaro S.a., was involved in an accident near Quito, Ecuador. 66 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 63 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 September 2008 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Quito, Ecuador

Coordinates

-0.1411, -78.4881

Aircraft

Fokker F28-4000

Registration

HC-CDT

Category

Airplane

Operator

Icaro S.a.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Quito → Coca

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

MIA08WA200

3 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 22, 2008, about 1600 universal time, a Fokker F28-4000, HC-CDT, flight ICD-504, registered to and operated by Icaro Air, as a scheduled domestic passenger flight, aborted take off on runway 35 at Mariscal Surce Airport (SEQU), Quito, Ecuador. The flight crew reported a fire warning light in the forward baggage compartment on the takeoff roll. The airplane went off the end of the runway and collided with an instrument landing system antenna, perimeter fence, and perimeter wall before stopping near a road. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The airline transport rated pilot-in-command, first officer, and 1 flight attendant received serious injuries. One flight attendant and 62 passengers reported minor injuries. The flight originated from Quito at 1559, on September 22, 2008, and was en-route to Coca, Ecuador. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. Any further information can be obtained from: Direccion General de Aviacion Civil Buenos Aires 149 Y 10 de Agusto P.O. Box 2077 Quito, Republica del Ecuador Phone: 593-2-223-8981 Fax; 593-2- 223-8352 This information is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by, or obtained for the Government of Ecuador.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.