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| Date: | Friday 14 July 1978 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310C Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Ecuavia |
| Registration: | HC-BEP |
| MSN: | 31-7712094 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Quito -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Quito |
| Puerto Francisco de Orellana | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared 15 minutes after departed Quito 09:15. Pilot Salomón Gallo and five passengers.
Sources:
Scramble
El Tiempo 18 November 1979, p8A
Diario de Burgos 14 July 1978, p19
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2015 01:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2015 01:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Sep-2017 19:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, ] |
| 10-Oct-2017 17:16 | TB | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2017 17:44 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2021 14:41 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 29-Jan-2024 07:36 | Diogo da Conceição | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 10-Jul-2024 07:28 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2024 07:47 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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