Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 4 September 1977
Aircraft Type: Vickers 764D Viscount
Owner/operator: SAN Ecuador – Servicios Areos Nacionales
Registration Number: HC-BCL
Location: 40 km N of Cuenca –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Vickers Viscount aircraft, en route from Guayaquil to Cuenca, Ecuador, crashed in the Cajas Mountain Range due to a mountain impact. All 33 passengers and crew were killed.A Vickers Viscount aircraft, en route from Guayaquil to Cuenca, Ecuador, crashed in the Cajas Mountain Range due to a mountain impact. All 33 passengers and crew were killed.
Description
A Vickers Viscount of SAN Ecuador was destroyed when it impacted a mountain in the Cajas Mountain Range. All 33 on board were killed. The aircraft departed Guayaquil, Ecuador, at 13:40 GMT a VFR flight plan, bound for Cuenca. Reportedly instrument weather conditions existed en route.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gU0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5VAEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=2306%2C2320923https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gU0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5VAEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=2306%2C2320923Primary Cause
Mountain impact during a VFR flight plan.Mountain impact during a VFR flight plan.Share on:
