ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59027
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 2009 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk 90 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | FAE264 |
| MSN: | PS375 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NE Sucumbíos province -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Training flight in northeastern Sucumbios province. Crashed in a jungle area near the Colombian border 112 miles (180 kilometers) east of the capital, Quito.
Lt Rafael Durango (pilot) and 2nd Lt Cristian Fustillos (co-pilot) ejected safely, but Rafael Durango and his rescuer Subteniente Edgar Vinivio Barahono died when being hoisted to the rescue helicopter when rescue cable broke while it was lifting the two pilots.
Sources:
Sydney Morning Herald
http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001501/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Ecuador.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2009 23:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Mar-2009 02:48 | morethanwords | Updated |
| 26-Mar-2009 09:43 | angels one five | Updated |
| 30-Jun-2009 05:37 | el_visigodo | Updated |
| 27-Feb-2011 01:59 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2011 06:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2015 12:50 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2017 17:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2019 18:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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