ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59027
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 25-MAR-2009 |
| Time: | 10:30 am. |
| Type: |  BAC Strikemaster Mk.89A |
| Operator: | 2313 Combat Squadron, Fuerza Aerea Ecuador |
| Registration: | FAE-254 |
| C/n / msn: | 340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | NE Sucumbíos Province, near the Colombian border. -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Guayaquil International Airport (GYE/SEGU) |
Training flight in northeastern Sucumbios province. Crashed in a jungle area near the Colombian border 112 miles (180 kilometers) east of the capital, Quito
Two Ecuador AF pilots ejected successfully from their Strikemaster, but one of them and a rescue crew man were killed when the winch cable snapped as they were being lifted up to a helicopter.
Lt Rafael Durango (pilot) and 2nd Lt Cristian Fustillos (co-pilot) ejected safely, but Rafael Durango and his rescuer Subteniente Edgar Vinivio Barahono died when being hoisted to the rescue helicopter.
The rescue cable broke while it was lifting the two pilots, sending them into death
Sources:
Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Ecuador.htm
Associated Press.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510740,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_Strikemaster
http://ipmsecuador.com/strikemaster(e).htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2009 23:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Mar-2009 02:48 | morethanwords | Updated |
| 26-Mar-2009 09:43 | angels one five | Updated |
| 30-Jun-2009 05:37 | el_visigodo | Updated |
| 27-Feb-2011 01:59 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2011 06:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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