Narrative:
Crashed in mountainous terrain just north of Chimborazo Mountain. The wreckage was located on May 4, 1950.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 2 May 1950 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-120 |
| MSN: | 4314 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3,3 km (2.1 mls) from Simiatug ( Ecuador)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
| Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE/SEGU), Ecuador |
Crashed in mountainous terrain just north of Chimborazo Mountain. The wreckage was located on May 4, 1950.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 3 May 1950, p1+11/4 May 1950, p1+11/5 May, p1+17Photos
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Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (170 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (170 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
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Douglas DC-3
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- 2840th loss
- 986th fatal accident
- 183rd worst accident (at the time)
- 361st worst accident (currently)
Ecuador- 3rd worst accident (at the time)
- 22nd worst accident (currently)
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