Incident Overview
Date: Monday 12 September 1988
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
Owner/operator: TAME Ecuador
Registration Number: HC-AZY
Location: Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: No. 1 engineNo. 1 engine
Category: Accident
An Electra aircraft experienced a catastrophic event due to a malfunction of the no. 1 engine, resulting in an explosion and subsequent fire that caused the aircraft to veer left and crash in flames.An Electra aircraft experienced a catastrophic event due to a malfunction of the no. 1 engine, resulting in an explosion and subsequent fire that caused the aircraft to veer left and crash in flames.
Description
The Electra took off for a ferry flight with the no. 2 engine inoperative. Explosion and flames from the no. 1 engine caused the aircraft to veer left. The aircraft crashed in flames.
Primary Cause
Inoperative no. 1 engine.Inoperative no. 1 engine.Share on:
