Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 June 1988
Aircraft Type: North American Sabreliner 40
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Ecuatoriana
Registration Number: FAE068
Location: near Quito –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft engine(s) and control systems.Aircraft engine(s) and control systems.
Category: Accident
A twin-engine plane carrying Gen. Angel Augusto Flores, the air force chief, and Gens. Raul Cousin and Galo Coronel crashed into a mountain near Quito. The wreckage fell into the Rio Mach ngara.A twin-engine plane carrying Gen. Angel Augusto Flores, the air force chief, and Gens. Raul Cousin and Galo Coronel crashed into a mountain near Quito. The wreckage fell into the Rio Mach ngara.
Description
The plane, carrying Gen. Angel Augusto Flores, 52, the air force chief, and Gens. Raul Cousin and Galo Coronel, crashed into a mountain on the outskirts of Quito. Parts of the wreckage fell into the Rio Mach ngara.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure ? likely a loss of control during descent or turbulence.Mechanical failure ? likely a loss of control during descent or turbulence.Share on:
