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| Date: | Monday 7 July 1969 |
| Time: | 11:25 |
| Type: |  Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | 171 |
| MSN: | 71 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Quito -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU) |
| local |
Hit powerlines during a photo flight and crashed at Quebrada de la El Censo, Rio Machángara. Pilot Capt Otavio Gándara, photographers Manuel Utreras and Aníbal Utreras.
Sources:
FUERZA AÉREA ECUATORIANA HISTORIA ILUSTRADA, p89
El Comercio 8 June 1969, p1+p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2024 07:13 | Diogo da Conceição | Added |
| 10-Feb-2024 08:38 | Diogo da Conceição | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jul-2024 08:50 | Anon. | Updated [Date, ] |
| 11-Feb-2025 14:57 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 11-Feb-2025 14:58 | TB | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
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