Cessna 206G HC-CLR

Summary

On 19 July 2015 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 206G registered HC-CLR was involved in an accident near Sucua, Ecuador. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 July 2015 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Sucua, Ecuador

Nearest airport

Edmund Carvajal (XMS)

Coordinates

-2.4831, -78.1669

Aircraft

Cessna 206G

Registration

HC-CLR

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santiago → Santiago

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA15WA275

1 person was seriously 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 July 19, 2015, about 1515 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 206G, HC-CLR, was destroyed by collision with terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power during descent to Edmund Carvajal Airport (XMS), Macas, Santiago, Ecuador. The Ecuadoran certificated pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was descending on the return leg of a sport-parachuting flight after 5 parachutists had exited. According to investigators, seven minutes after deploying the parachutists at 12,000 feet, the pilot declared an emergency due to a loss of engine power. The airplane was at 9,500 feet, and the pilot announced he would attempt to reach Sucua Airport (SUQ) in Sucua, Ecuador for the forced landing. There were no further communications from the pilot. The airplane collided with terrain prior to reaching SUQ. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Direccion General De Aviacion Civil of Ecuador. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Direccion General De Aviacion Civil IIC – Senor Jaime Salazar Av: Colon E5-56y La Rabida, Edificio Ave Maria Torre Sur 10mo. Piso P.O. Box 17-01-2077 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 02-2238981 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Ecuador.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.