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| Date: | Wednesday 15 January 2014 |
| Time: | c. 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Helio HT-295 Super Courier |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Regional |
| Registration: | HC-BTC |
| MSN: | 1717 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Macas, Morona Santiago -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Macas Airport (XMS/SEMC) |
| Taisha Airport (TSC/SETH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Helio HT-295 Super Courier crashed shortly after takeoff from Macas Airport (XMS/SEMC), Morona Santiago, under unknown circumstanes in Macas and came to rest inverted.
The four occupants were injured and the aircraft received substantial damage.
Marks HC-BTC were cancelled and the aircraft is now on display at AnimalPark, Baños de Agua Santa, Tungurahua
Sources:
https://www.larepublica.ec/blog/2014/01/15/avioneta-se-accidenta-en-macas/
https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/ecuador/cuatro-heridos-accidente-de-avioneta.html
https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2014/01/16/nota/2036796/avioneta-cae-macas-sus-4-ocupantes-heridos
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/653515/HC-BTC (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N7711Y, N7711R, N6888
Location
Media:
Pasajeros avioneta que cayó en Macas:Mario Navarrete, Amadeo Díaz, Uvaldina Camacho y Capi José Luis Arcos (Piloto) pic.twitter.com/fhoamVbmRF
— Danilo Tayopanta (@danilotayopanta) January 15, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2014 07:28 | harro | Added |
| 16-Jan-2014 18:30 | Guido Chávez | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Embed code, ] |
| 10-Apr-2019 11:34 | sandrorota | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 10-Apr-2019 11:35 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 18-May-2024 11:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 18-May-2024 11:42 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
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