Cessna T188C HC-BTA

Summary

On 13 March 2014, a Cessna T188C registered HC-BTA, operated by Aerial Work, was involved in an accident near Canton Naranjal, Ecuador. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 March 2014

Classification

Accident

Location

Canton Naranjal, Ecuador

Coordinates

-2.6625, -79.6342

Aircraft

Cessna T188C

Registration

HC-BTA

Category

Airplane

Operator

Aerial Work

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Canton Naranjal → Canton Naranjal

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA14WA245

1 person had minor injuries.

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 March 13, 2014, a Cessna T188C, Ecuadorian registration HC-BTA, was substantially damaged when it lost engine power and impacted terrain near Canton Naranjal, Ecuador. A postaccident fire ensued. The foreign certificated pilot received minor injuries. The aerial application flight departed Canton Naranjal, Province of Guayas, Ecuador, on a local flight. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) of Ecuador. Any further information pertaining to this accident may 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 contains only information released by the Government of Ecuador.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.