Piper PA18 HC-AHD

Summary

On 25 September 2009 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA18 registered HC-AHD, operated by FumiPalma S.A., was involved in an accident near Barbones, Ecuador, Ecuador. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 September 2009 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Barbones, Ecuador, Ecuador

Nearest airport

Pista Barbones

Coordinates

-3.1831, -79.9167

Aircraft

Piper PA18

Registration

HC-AHD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

FumiPalma S.A.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Barbones → Barbones

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09WA546

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 25, 2009, about 1330 central standard time, a Piper PA-18-150, Ecuadorian registration HC-AHD, registered to and operated by FumiPalma S.A., crashed following a loss of engine power, while on an approach for landing at the Pista Bardones, El Oro, Ecuador. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and passenger were killed and the airplane was destroyed by a post-crash fire. The flight originated from the same airstrip about 10 minutes prior to the accident. According to information obtained from the Ecuadorian Subdireccion de Aviacion Civil, the pilot completed several touch-and-go landings and made a stop for a break before the accident flight. After the break, the pilot took onboard a passenger for a local pleasure fight. After a duration of 10 minutes, the airplane was observed approaching for a landing, at which time the engine stopped producing power and the airplane impacted the terrain, 1,970 feet short of the intended airstrip. A fire ensued immediately following the impact. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. Any further information can be obtained from: Direccion General de Aviacion Civil Departamento de Seguridad de Vuelo Buenos Aires 149 Y 10 de Agusto Casilla 2077 Quito, Republica del Ecuador Fax; 593-2- 223-8352 This information is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained for, the government of Ecuador.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.