Grumman G164 HC-BPI

Summary

On 30 March 2017 at about 16:45 local time, a Grumman G164 registered HC-BPI, operated by Cia. Lan Ecuador, was involved in an accident near Pista La Julia, Ecuador. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 March 2017 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pista La Julia, Ecuador

Nearest airport

Pvt

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman G164

Registration

HC-BPI

Category

Airplane

Operator

Cia. Lan Ecuador

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pista La Julia → Pista La Julia

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA17WA146

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 30, 2017, about 1645 universal coordinated time, a Grumman 164A, Ecuadorian registration HC-BPI, was destroyed when it impacted electrical wires and terrain near Pista La Julia, Ecuador. The foreign certificated pilot was fatally injured. The flight was on a local aerial application flight at the time of the accident.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 Departamento de Seguridad de Vuelo Buenos Aires 149 y Av. 10 de Agosto Casilla 2077 Quito Ecuador Tel.: (593) 2-544-274 Fax: (593) 2-563-995 AFTN: SEQUYAX Telex: 22710 DACUIO ED This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Ecuador.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.