Loja - Guayaquil
Flight / Schedule
Loja - Guayaquil
Aircraft
Avro 748Registration
FAE683
MSN
1683
Year of Manufacture
1970
Date
January 20, 1976 at 07:15 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Loja Loja
Region
South America • Ecuador
Coordinates
-3.9833°, -79.3501°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On January 20, 1976 at 07:15 AM, Loja - Guayaquil experienced a crash involving Avro 748, operated by Transportes Aéreos Mercantiles Ecuatorianos - TAME, with the event recorded near Loja Loja.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
42 people were known to be on board, 34 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 81.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 36, passenger fatalities: 28, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. Ten minutes after takeoff from Loja Airport, while cruising over mountains terrain at an altitude of 10,000 feet in good weather conditions, the airplane lost height, struck trees and crashed on the mountain. Eight passengers were seriously injured while 34 other occupants were killed. The airplane had a dual registration FAE683 and HC-AUE.
Aircraft reference details include registration FAE683, MSN 1683, year of manufacture 1970.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -3.9833°, -79.3501°.
Fatalities
Total
34
Crew
6
Passengers
28
Other
0
Crash Summary
Ten minutes after takeoff from Loja Airport, while cruising over mountains terrain at an altitude of 10,000 feet in good weather conditions, the airplane lost height, struck trees and crashed on the mountain. Eight passengers were seriously injured while 34 other occupants were killed. The airplane had a dual registration FAE683 and HC-AUE.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
36
Estimated Survivors
8
Fatality Rate
81.0%
Known people on board: 42
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Loja - Guayaquil
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Ecuador
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