Piper PA36 HCBHJ

Summary

On 23 November 2011 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA36 registered HCBHJ, operated by Aerorient Fumigation Air, was involved in an accident near Machala, Ecuador. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 November 2011 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Machala, Ecuador

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA36

Registration

HCBHJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aerorient Fumigation Air

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Machala → Machala

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12WA136

Nobody was injured.

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 November 23, 2011, about 2000 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-36-300, Ecuadorian registration HC-BHJ, operated by Aerorient Fumigacion Aerea, was substantially damaged when the pilot made a forced landing following loss of engine power in a banana plantation. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Machala Airport (MCH) Machala, Ecuador, at an undetermined time. The pilot stated he was performing his second swath run when he heard an explosion from the engine. He observed smoke and the engine started losing power. He jettisoned his load of chemicals and made a forced landing to the banana plantation. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. Further information can be obtained from: Dirección General de Aviación Civil Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de la República del Ecuador Avenida Colón E5-56 y La Rábida Edificio Ave María Torre Sur Quito, República del Ecuador Tel: 593-02-223-8981 www.dgac.gov.ec This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Government of Ecuador.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.