Cessna 172 HC-AQK

Summary

On 25 August 2010 at about 12:29 local time, a Cessna 172 registered HC-AQK, operated by Aifa, was involved in an accident near Cerro Azul, Ecuador. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 August 2010 at 12:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Cerro Azul, Ecuador

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

HC-AQK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aifa

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA10WA444

1 person died.

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 August 25, 2010, about 1229 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 172, Ecuadorian registration HC-AQK, registered to and operated by AIFA as a personal flight, crashed following a loss of engine power. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot and rear seated passenger were seriously injured, and the right seated passenger was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. According to information obtained from the Ecuadorian Accidentes de Aviacion Civil, the flight departed under visual flight rules. Shortly thereafter, the pilot reported that he had an unspecified engine problem. The pilot contacted air traffic control and reported his position before going down. In an interview by rescuers, the pilot stated that the engine rpm dropped from 2,300 to 2,000 rpm, and the airplane descended into the trees. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. Any further information can be obtained from: Sr. Jaime Salazar G La investigación se encuentra a cargo de la Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de la República del Ecuador Phone: 593-2-223-8981 Fax; 593-2- 249-3755 This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Ecuador.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.