ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174922
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| Date: | 28-MAR-2015 |
| Time: | 18:01 UTC |
| Type: |  Aerospool WT-9 Dynamic |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-JUKE |
| MSN: | DY458-2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Cotopaxi Volcano -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Latacunga-Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX/SELT) |
| Tabacundo in Pichincha province | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Swiss pilot, trying to circumnavigate the world in 20 months, crashed with his plane into the Cotopaxi volcano and died.
Flightradar24 tracking data shows the airplane departing from Latacunga-Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX/SELT) at 17:41 UTC and maneuvering near the Cotopaxi Volcano.
Last radar data show the aircraft at an altitude of 18,350 feet and an airspeed of 19 knots.
Sources:
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/accident-abroad_swiss-aviator-killed-in-ecuador-plane-crash/41352482
https://www.ibtimes.co.in/eric-guilloud-mission-fly-aroud-world-dies-after-crashing-plane-into-volcano-627567
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/airplanes/f-juke#5dd8c9e
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2015 10:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Mar-2015 10:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 29-Mar-2015 10:13 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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