Cessna T206H HC-CFE

Summary

On 14 May 2014 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna T206H registered HC-CFE, operated by Servicio Aereo Morona, was involved in an accident near Macas, Ecuador. 5 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 May 2014 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Macas, Ecuador

Nearest airport

Edmundo Carvajal Airport (SEMC)

Coordinates

-2.3128, -78.1242

Aircraft

Cessna T206H

Registration

HC-CFE

Category

Airplane

Operator

Servicio Aereo Morona

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Macas → Taisha

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA14WA246

5 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 May 14, 2014, about 1600 local time, a Cessna T206H, Ecuadorian registration HC-CFE, was substantially damaged when it impacted power lines while returning to land at Edmundo Carvajal Airport (SEMC), Macas, Ecuador, with smoke in the cockpit. The Ecuadorian commercial pilot and four passengers were seriously injured. The airplane, originally destined for Taisha Airport (SETH), Taisha, 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.