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| Date: | Tuesday 9 January 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-T34 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Agroaereo S.A. |
| Registration: | HC-CKS |
| MSN: | 1467R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Quevedo -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The cropduster plane crashed while spraying a banana plantation. The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.extra.ec/
Media:
Afirmativo
— ALDIA NOTICIAS (@aldiacomec) 9 januari 2018
Accidente Aéreo piloto en QRT..Capitán Jorge Leon..
Avioneta de la Empresa Agroaereo S.A... #Quevedo pic.twitter.com/MY7IPKUWNa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2018 17:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jan-2018 17:36 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 09-Jan-2018 17:38 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2018 20:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2018 20:21 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 29-Apr-2022 07:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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