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| Date: | Sunday 23 November 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | HC-BPM |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kapawi -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kapawi |
| Shell | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Ecuador |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot started the takeoff roll 20 meters after the runway 02 threshold with the flaps retracted and selecting flaps 20 degrees once the aircraft had reached about 40 knots of airspeed.
The aircraft left the runway after a takeoff run of 430 meters, reaching about 20 meters altitude.
The Cessna descended and crashed into a wooded area.
Cause: improper use of flaps for takeoff, not allowed by manufacturer.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
DGAC Ecuador
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2009 10:46 | harro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2009 10:48 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2009 10:48 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2009 10:49 | harro | Updated |
| 28-Aug-2020 17:17 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2025 06:43 | ASN | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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