Narrative:
Crashed into a mountain, killing Ecuador President Jaime Roldós Aguilera.
The aircraft carried a dual registration: HC-BHG.
» Wikipedia - Jaime Roldós Aguilera
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 24 May 1981 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | FAE-723 |
| MSN: | BB-723 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Huairapungo Mountain, Loja Province ( Ecuador)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Official state flight |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
| Macara Airport (MRR/SEMA), Ecuador |
Crashed into a mountain, killing Ecuador President Jaime Roldós Aguilera.
The aircraft carried a dual registration: HC-BHG.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 177» Wikipedia - Jaime Roldós Aguilera
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Macara Airport as the crow flies is 496 km (310 miles).
Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Macara Airport as the crow flies is 496 km (310 miles).
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