Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 16 MAR 2012 |
| Time: | 17:52 |
| Type: | CASA CN235M-100 |
| Operator: | Aviación del Ejército Ecuatoriana - AEE |
| Registration: | AEE-503 |
| C/n / msn: | 150 |
| First flight: | 2004 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CT7-9C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO) (Ecuador) |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
| Guayaquil-José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE/SEGY), Ecuador |
A CASA CN-235 transport plane sustained substantial damage in takeoff accident at Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO), Ecuador. There were no casualties.
The airplane operated on a flight from Quito (UIO) to Guayaquil (GYE). The airplane came to rest on the runway with the landing gear retracted. The airport was closed for hours to remove the plane.
Weather at the time of the accident (17:52 LT / 22:52 UTC) was reported as:
SEQU 162300Z 33006KT 9999 BKN033 BKN300 15/08 Q1025 RMK A302 8 NOSIG
Sources:
» El Universo
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Map
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 Guayaquil-José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (170 miles).
Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Guayaquil-José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (170 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
