Piper PA-32-300 HC-BOD
30 August 2013 · Macas, Ecuador · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 August 2013 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered HC-BOD, operated by Amazonia Verde, was involved in an accident near Macas, Ecuador. 8 people were on board and 7 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Macas, Ecuador
- Nearest airport
- Edmundo Carvajal (SEMC)
- Coordinates
- -2.3122, -78.1231
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- HC-BOD
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Amazonia Verde
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wachirpas → Macas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- ERA13WA401
People
7 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 30, 2013, about 1630 coordinated universal time (1130 local time), a Piper PA-32-300, Ecuadorian registration HC-BOD, was substantially damaged during a forced landing while approaching Edmundo Carvajal Airport (SEMC), Macas, Ecuador. The Ecuadorian commercial pilot was seriously injured, and of the seven passengers (including one lap child), six were seriously injured and one sustained minor injuries. The airplane, which was en route from an airstrip in Wachirpas, Ecuador, was operating under Ecuadorian flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. Further information can be obtained from: Dirección General de Aviación Civil Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de la República del Ecuador Avenida Colón E5-56 y La Rábida Edificio Ave María Torre Sur Quito, República del Ecuador Tel: 593-02-223-8981 www.dgac.gov.ec This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Ecuador.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2013 | Piper PA-32-301 | Paris, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2013 | Piper PA-32-260 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Feb 2013 | Piper PA-32-300 | Sanford, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2013 | Piper PA-32-301T | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2013 | Piper PA 32-301 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 2013 | Piper PA-32-260 | Yonkers, New York, United States | Deniece de Preister | No injuries | - |
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