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| Date: | Friday 24 December 2021 |
| Time: | c. 09:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair TC |
| Owner/operator: | Aviacion del Ejército Ecuatoriano |
| Registration: | AEE-179 |
| MSN: | T20609044 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | ca 9 mi from Lorocachi, Pastaza -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pastaza-Shell Mera Airport (PTZ/SESM) |
| Lorocachi Airfield (SEOH) |
A Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair TC of the Ecuadorian Army (Ejército Ecuatoriano) crashed about 9 miles from Lorocachi, Pastaza. It was formerly missed after it failed to land at its intended destination Lorocachi Airfield (SEOH).
At least one of the two occupants sustained injuries. He died on 31 December 2021 from the injuries sustained in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.elfinancierocr.com/cables/avioneta-militar-con-dos-tripulantes-se-estrella/ZNOK2ALSKZBPBO7K7TSJST53YQ/story/
https://ecuadorendirecto.com/2021/12/24/avioneta-del-ejercito-ecuatoriano-sufrio-un-accidente-en-pastaza/
https://www.solidstatelightingdesign.com/the-pilot-of-a-military-plane-that-crashed-in-the-amazon-region-of-ecuador-has-died/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 May 2017 | AEE-179 | Aviacion del Ejército Ecuatoriano | 0 | Pinduyacu airfield, Pastaza | |
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Media:
#ÚltimaHora | Accidente aéreo en Río Tigre Lorocachi
— vozconfeniae (@vozconfeniae) December 24, 2021
Una avioneta de FFAA CESSNA 206 se encuentra desaparecido, informa la Dirección de Comunicación Social del Ejército Ecuatoriano mientras cumplía labores de abastecimiento en la ruta Shell-Lorocachi-Shell
Noticia en desarrollo pic.twitter.com/oUVyJbBMjm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2021 20:55 | harro | Added |
| 24-Dec-2021 20:56 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
| 24-Dec-2021 23:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2021 00:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2021 07:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 01-Jan-2022 11:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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