Guayaquil - Quito

On April 29, 1983 at 12:00 AM, Guayaquil - Quito experienced a crash involving Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, operated by SAN Ecuador - Servicios Aéreos Nacionales, with the event recorded near Guayaquil Guayas.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

100 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 92 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 8.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 94, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport runway 21, while in initial climb, the left engine failed. The pilot informed ATC about the situation and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. On final approach, the right engine lost power and the airplane lost height and crashed in a swampy area short of runway threshold. A crew member and seven passengers were killed while 20 other occupants were injured. 72 other occupants escaped uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HC-BAT, MSN 125, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -2.1990°, -79.8880°.