Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 10 December 1992
Aircraft Type: Rockwell Sabreliner 75A
Owner/operator: Aviaci¢n del Ejrcito Ecuatoriana – AEE
Registration Number: AEE-402
Location: 3 km from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO) –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: The jet aircraft.The jet aircraft.
Category: Accident
A jet aircraft crashed into a 10-story building under construction, resulting in the deaths of the army’s top general.A jet aircraft crashed into a 10-story building under construction, resulting in the deaths of the army’s top general.
Description
The jet clipped a 10-story building under construction and crashed in a residential area. The army’s top general, Gen. Carlomagno Andrade, was killed in the accident.
Primary Cause
Structural failure due to a collision with a building during construction.Structural failure due to a collision with a building during construction.Share on:
