Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 April 1979
Aircraft Type: Vickers 785D Viscount
Owner/operator: SAETA
Registration Number: HC-AVP
Location: Pastaza Province –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 57 / Occupants: 57
Component Affected: Vickers Viscount aircraftVickers Viscount aircraft
Category: Accident
A Vickers Viscount aircraft, en route from Quito to Cuenca, crashed in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, resulting in the loss of all 57 occupants. The flight was scheduled to land at Cuenca at 08:00 but failed to arrive, and the wreckage was discovered 5 years later on high ground, 25 nautical miles off track at an elevation of 18,000 feet.A Vickers Viscount aircraft, en route from Quito to Cuenca, crashed in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, resulting in the loss of all 57 occupants. The flight was scheduled to land at Cuenca at 08:00 but failed to arrive, and the wreckage was discovered 5 years later on high ground, 25 nautical miles off track at an elevation of 18,000 feet.
Description
SAETA flight 011, a Vickers Viscount, struck a mountainside in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 occupants. The flight went missing on a domestic service from Quito to Cuenca. The aircraft departed Quito at 07:08 in the morning and was expected to land at Cuenca at 08:00, but failed to arrive. The wreckage was was found 5 years later on high ground, 25nm off track at an elevation of 18000 feet.
Source of Information
http://www.buenastareas.com/ensayos/Muerte-Presunta/32189320.htmlhttp://www.buenastareas.com/ensayos/Muerte-Presunta/32189320.htmlPrimary Cause
Mountainous terrain and a sudden, unexpected landing occurred during descent.Mountainous terrain and a sudden, unexpected landing occurred during descent.Share on:
