Aerospool DYNAMIC WT-9 F-JUKE

Summary

On 28 March 2015 at about 13:00 local time, a Aerospool DYNAMIC WT-9 registered F-JUKE was involved in an accident near Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 March 2015 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador

Coordinates

0.0544, -78.2206

Aircraft

Aerospool DYNAMIC WT-9

Registration

F-JUKE

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Latacunga → Tabacundo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA15WA185

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 March 28, 2015, about 1300 local time, an Aerospool Dynamic WT9, French registration F-JUKE, was destroyed when it impacted terrain on Cotopaxi Volcano, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. The Swiss pilot was fatally injured. The flight, which originated at Cotopaxi International Airport (SELT), Latacunga, Ecuador, was destined for an airstrip in Tabacundo, Ecuador, and was being operated under Ecuadorian flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Ecuador, with U.S. participation limited to data downloads of onboard avionics under Ecuadorian oversight. 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.