Guayaquil - Lago Agrio

About 30 minutes into the flight, the pilot informed ATC about his position when contact was lost. It was later reported that the aircraft has been hijacked and crashed landed somewhere in the Sur Cayambe province. All seven occupants were released but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Guayaquil - Lago Agrio

Registration

HC-BHU

MSN

690-11634

Year of Manufacture

1980

Date

October 27, 1991 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Ecuador All Ecuador

Region

South America • Ecuador

Crash Cause

Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage

Narrative Report

On October 27, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Guayaquil - Lago Agrio experienced a crash involving Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840, operated by Transporte Aéreo Ejecutivo - TAE, with the event recorded near Ecuador All Ecuador.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. About 30 minutes into the flight, the pilot informed ATC about his position when contact was lost. It was later reported that the aircraft has been hijacked and crashed landed somewhere in the Sur Cayambe province. All seven occupants were released but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HC-BHU, MSN 690-11634, year of manufacture 1980.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

About 30 minutes into the flight, the pilot informed ATC about his position when contact was lost. It was later reported that the aircraft has been hijacked and crashed landed somewhere in the Sur Cayambe province. All seven occupants were released but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

6

Estimated Survivors

7

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 7

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Guayaquil - Lago Agrio

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

South America • Ecuador

Aircraft Details

Registration

HC-BHU

MSN

690-11634

Year of Manufacture

1980