Lago Agrio - Quito

On September 12, 1988 at 02:29 PM, Lago Agrio - Quito experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-188 Electra, operated by Transportes Aéreos Mercantiles Ecuatorianos - TAME, with the event recorded near Nueva Loja-Lago Agrio Sucumbíos.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The engine n°2 was inoperative due to technical problems and the crew decided to takeoff on a positioning flight to Quito with only three engines. Shortly after takeoff from Lago Agrio Airport, while in initial climb, the engine n°1 caught fire and exploded. The crew lost control of the aircraft that banked left and crashed, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HC-AZY, MSN 1052, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 0.0776°, -76.8952°.