ANE-234
Flight / Schedule
ANE-234
Aircraft
IAI Arava 201Registration
ANE-234
MSN
44
Year of Manufacture
1977
Date
April 29, 1979 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Yaupi Morona Santiago
Region
South America • Ecuador
Coordinates
-2.8532°, -77.9371°
Narrative Report
On April 29, 1979 at 12:00 AM, ANE-234 experienced a crash involving IAI Arava 201, operated by Ecuadorian Navy - Aviación Naval Ecuatoriana, with the event recorded near Yaupi Morona Santiago.
The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 28.6%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.
The aircraft was dispatched on a SAR mission following the recent disappearance of a SAETA Vickers Viscount. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in a wooded and mountainous area located near Yaupi, about 128 km east of Cuenca. Two civilian passengers were killed while five other occupants, members of the Ecuadorian Navy, were injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration ANE-234, MSN 44, year of manufacture 1977.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -2.8532°, -77.9371°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
0
Passengers
2
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft was dispatched on a SAR mission following the recent disappearance of a SAETA Vickers Viscount. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in a wooded and mountainous area located near Yaupi, about 128 km east of Cuenca. Two civilian passengers were killed while five other occupants, members of the Ecuadorian Navy, were injured.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
5
Estimated Survivors
5
Fatality Rate
28.6%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Flight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Ecuador
Aircraft Details
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