| Date: | Tuesday 14 March 1972 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Aerotaxis Ecuatorianos SA - ATESA |
| Registration: | HC-SJE |
| MSN: | 4425 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sangay Volcano -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU) |
| Macas Airport (XMS/SEMC) |
The C-47 cargo plane impacted the 5300 m (17388 ft) high Sangay Volcano while en route between Quito and Macas, Ecuador. The volcano is located 41 km northwest of the destination airport, Macas.
Sources:
El Tiempo 16 March 1972, p1+2B
El Tiempo 17 March 1972, p1+2A
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