Quito - Macas
Flight / Schedule
Quito - Macas
Aircraft
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Registration
HC-SJE
MSN
4425
Year of Manufacture
1942
Operator
ATESA - Aero Taxis EcuatorianosDate
March 14, 1972 at 04:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Mt Sangay Morona Santiago
Region
South America • Ecuador
Coordinates
-1.7679°, -78.0400°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On March 14, 1972 at 04:30 PM, Quito - Macas experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by ATESA - Aero Taxis Ecuatorianos, with the event recorded near Mt Sangay Morona Santiago.
The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 85.7%.
Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Quito to Macas on a cargo flight, the airplane struck the slope of the Sangay volcano (5,230 meters high) located 40 km northwest of Macas. A crew member survived while six others were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration HC-SJE, MSN 4425, year of manufacture 1942.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -1.7679°, -78.0400°.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
6
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route from Quito to Macas on a cargo flight, the airplane struck the slope of the Sangay volcano (5,230 meters high) located 40 km northwest of Macas. A crew member survived while six others were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
7
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
85.7%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Quito - Macas
Operator
ATESA - Aero Taxis EcuatorianosFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Ecuador