Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 29 December 1977
Aircraft Type: Vickers 764D Viscount
Owner/operator: SAN Ecuador – Servicios Areos Nacionales
Registration Number: HC-BEM
Location: near Cuenca –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemsAircraft Control Systems
Category: Accident
A pilot filed an IFR flight plan but continued VFR flight after passing Puna. Due to deteriorating weather conditions, the aircraft entered a mountainous area and crashed.A pilot filed an IFR flight plan but continued VFR flight after passing Puna. Due to deteriorating weather conditions, the aircraft entered a mountainous area and crashed.
Description
The pilot had filed an IFR flight plan but continued VFR after passing Puna. Weather was poor however, and the aircraft flew into a hill.
Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions and mountainous terrain resulted in a loss of control and subsequent crash.Poor weather conditions and mountainous terrain resulted in a loss of control and subsequent crash.Share on:
