Piper PA-36-300 HC-BJM

Summary

On 14 February 2013 at about 13:10 local time, a Piper PA-36-300 registered HC-BJM, operated by CIA Fapsa, was involved in an accident near Quevedo, Ecuador. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 February 2013 at 13:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Quevedo, Ecuador

Nearest airport

Perez Brothers Airport

Coordinates

-1.9500, -79.3833

Aircraft

Piper PA-36-300

Registration

HC-BJM

Category

Airplane

Operator

CIA Fapsa

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Quevedo → Quevedo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA13WA165

1 person 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 February 14, 2013, about 1310 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Piper PA-36-300, Ecuadorian registration HC-BJM, operated by CIA FAP S.A., was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground during an aerial application flight. The Ecuadorian pilot was the sole occupant and was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application 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 contains only information released by the Government of Ecuador.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.