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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 2023 |
| Time: | c. 13:30 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | ESAV Airlines |
| Registration: | HC-CXK |
| MSN: | 818 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Galápagos Islands-Baltra Airport (GPS/SEGS) -
 Ecuador
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Isabela-General Villamil Airport (IBB/SEII) |
| Galápagos Islands-Baltra Airport (GPS/SEGS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Islander, flying between Galápagos islands (Isabela-Baltra) had a double malfunction of its engines, making a safe emergency landing at the former USAF Baltra runway.
Online photos show that the aircraft sustained substantial structural damage to nose section and both wings.
Sources:
https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/ecuador/avioneta-aterriza-de-emergencia-en-baltra-con-alcalde-de-isabela-entre-pasajeros-nota/
https://twitter.com/jgonzalezrizo29/status/1703496902971371721
Previous incident on May 12, 2023:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/312503
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 2013 | HP-1338MF | My Flight Corp | 0 | Isla Perico, Panama City |  |
sub |
| 12 May 2023 | HC-CXK | ESAV Airlines | 0 | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY/SEST) | |
unk |
| 12 February 2024 | HC-CXK | ESAV Airlines | 0 | ca 1 km N off San Cristóbal Airport (SCY), Galapagos Islands | |
w/o |
Location
Media:
Ante el aterrizaje de emergencia de la avioneta de matrícula HC – CXK de la empresa ESAV AIRLINES suscitado esta tarde en la isla #Baltra emitimos el presente #ComunicadoOficial pic.twitter.com/RuDoZSAMg0
— Aeropuerto Ecológico de Galápagos (@aerogalapagos) September 17, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2023 06:10 | poxipol | Added |
| 18-Sep-2023 06:20 | harro | Updated |
| 18-Sep-2023 09:28 | Peter | Updated |
| 18-Sep-2023 18:47 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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