Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 April 1979
Aircraft Type: IAI Arava 201
Owner/operator: Aviaci¢n Naval Ecuatoriana – ANE
Registration Number: 202
Location: within eastern –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
AARA flight from Quito to Cuenca was reported missing due to a crash. Five Navy personnel and two civilians were on board the Arava. Both civilians perished, and Jaime Alexander, son of the missing SAETA flight pilot, Edwin Alexander, was among the deceased.AARA flight from Quito to Cuenca was reported missing due to a crash. Five Navy personnel and two civilians were on board the Arava. Both civilians perished, and Jaime Alexander, son of the missing SAETA flight pilot, Edwin Alexander, was among the deceased.
Description
Crashed while searching for a SAETA Vickers 785D Viscount (HC-AVP) which was reported missing since April 23 on a flight from Quito to Cuenca. Five Navy personnel and two civilians were on board the Arava. Both civilians died. One of them was Jaime Alexander, son of the pilot of the missing SAETA flight, Edwin Alexander.
Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or pilot error.Possible mechanical failure or pilot error.Share on:
