Cessna 150 HC-BJA

Summary

On 14 November 2011 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 150 registered HC-BJA, operated by Aero Club del Ecuador, was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, Ecuador. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 November 2011 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Rosa, Ecuador

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

HC-BJA

Operator

Aero Club del Ecuador

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Rosa → Guayaquil

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

NTSB number

ERA12WA073

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 November 14, 2011, about 2020 coordinated universal time (1520 local time), a Cessna 150M, Ecuadorian registration HC-BJA, was substantially damaged when it impacted rising terrain in the Girón Alto mountains near Santa Rosa, Ecuador. The Ecuadorian pilot and the pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane had taken off about 5 minutes earlier on an instrument flight rules flight plan from Santa Rosa Airport (SERO), Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador, en route to Jose Joaquín de Olmedo Airport (SEGU), Guayaquil, Ecuador. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight conducted under Ecuadorian flight regulations. 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.