| Date: | Monday 23 April 1979 |
| Time: | 07:50 |
| Type: |  Vickers 785D Viscount |
| Owner/operator: | SAETA |
| Registration: | HC-AVP |
| MSN: | 329 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 32981 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Dart 510 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 57 / Occupants: 57 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pastaza Province -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU) |
| Cuenca Airport (CUE/SECU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
SAETA flight 011, a Vickers Viscount, struck a mountainside in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 occupants.
The flight went missing on a domestic service from Quito to Cuenca. The aircraft departed Quito at 07:08 in the morning and was expected to land at Cuenca at 08:00, but failed to arrive.
The wreckage was was found 5 years later on high ground, 25nm off track at an elevation of 18000 feet.
Sources:
Gaceta Judicial 2 de 04-mar-1983
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO); March 1972
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2025 17:05 | ASN | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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