Quito - Macará

On May 24, 1981 at 02:00 PM, Quito - Macará experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, operated by Ecuadorian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana, with the event recorded near Mt Huayra Pungo Loja.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane departed Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport around noon on a flight to Macará, carrying six passengers and three crew members, among them Jaime Roldós Aguilera, President of the Republic of Ecuador who was making an official visit of the south region of Ecuador. While cruising at an altitude of 7,700 feet in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Huayra Pungo located 40 km north of Macará. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all nine occupants were killed. The airplane had dual registration HC-BHG and FAE001A. Crew: Col Marco Andrade Buitrón, pilot, Lt Galo Romo Altamirano, copilot, María Soledad Zapata, stewardess. Passengers: Mr. Jaime Roldós Aguilera, President of the Republic of Ecuador, Mrs. Martha Bucaram, President's spouse, Mr. Marco Aurelio Subía Martinez, Minister of Defense, Mrs. Gladys Irlanda Sarango; Mr. Martinez's spouse, Mr. Armando Arsenio Navarrete, Col Héctor Alfredo Torres Velázques.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAE001A, MSN BB-723, year of manufacture 1980.