Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 20 January 1976
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-246 Srs. 2A
Owner/operator: TAME Ecuador
Registration Number: HC-AUE/683
Location: near Loja –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 42
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically the right wing).Aircraft control system (specifically the right wing).
Category: Accident
An aircraft lost altitude over mountainous terrain at FL100 and crashed into a side of a mountain due to a loss of control.An aircraft lost altitude over mountainous terrain at FL100 and crashed into a side of a mountain due to a loss of control.
Description
The aircraft lost altitude while flying over mountainous terrain at FL100 and struck trees with the right wing. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into the side of a mountain.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during flight over mountainous terrain.Loss of control during flight over mountainous terrain.Share on:
