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| Date: | Friday 29 November 1968 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near Lloa, Pichincha -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Quito (07:00) |
| Salinas |
Forced landing due to double engine failure in the vicinity of Pichincha, near Lloa. Cap César Alfredo Egas Mena and Ten Galo Molina Hidalgo Ramírez killed. Two other crew members and six civil passengers, three women and three children, survived. Aircraft broke in two.
Sources:
El Mundo 2 December 1968, p14
La Nación 30 November 1968, p18
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2017 21:46 | TB | Added |
| 10-Oct-2017 18:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2024 12:23 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2024 15:01 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, ] |
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