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| Date: | Tuesday 13 May 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | FAE-898 |
| MSN: | 382-4681 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Latacunga-Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX/SELT) -
 Ecuador
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Latacunga-Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX/SELT) |
| Guayaquil-José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE/SEGU) |
A Lockheed C-130H Hercules, operated by the Ecuador Air Force, veered off the taxiway into a ditch at Latacunga-Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX).
Sources:
https://www.primicias.ec/sucesos/avion-fae-boeing-c130-hercules-percance-aeropuerto-cotopaxi-96125/
Location
Media:
⭕️ #ATENCIÓN | El avión Hércules C-130H de la @FuerzaAereaEc sufrió un accidente la mañana de este martes, 13 de mayo, en la pista del aeropuerto de #Latacunga, en #Cotopaxi. No se reportan personas heridas.
— Radio Pichincha (@radio_pichincha) May 13, 2025
?: @radio_sucre700 pic.twitter.com/2Qt5Cf5rie
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2025 14:46 | ASN | Added |
| 13-May-2025 14:47 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2025 19:22 | vasilf | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
| 13-Jun-2025 05:07 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
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