Quito – Billings – Calgary

On July 17, 1990 at 04:40 PM, Quito – Billings – Calgary experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, operated by Ecuadorian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana, with the event recorded near Calgary Alberta.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft suffered an incident in Ecuador few days prior to this accident and damages were reported to the undercarriage. A ferry flight to Calgary was arranged so the aircraft could be repaired by technicians by De Havilland Canada. The flight from Quito to Calgary was completed with the undercarriage down. Upon touchdown on runway 28 at Calgary Airport, the nose gear collapsed. The airplane slid on its nose and came rest, bursting into flames. In a hurry, both pilots escaped the cabin and did not stop both engines. Hydraulic fluids ignited and the aircraft was totally destroyed by fire. Both pilots were uninjured. Dual registration FAE064 and HC-BFH.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAE064, MSN 64, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.0456°, -114.0575°.