Machala - Quito
Flight / Schedule
Machala - Quito
Aircraft
Rockwell Sabreliner 75Registration
AEE-402
MSN
380-45
Year of Manufacture
1975
Date
December 10, 1992 at 06:45 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
City
Crash Location
Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City) Pichincha
Region
South America • Ecuador
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On December 10, 1992 at 06:45 PM, Machala - Quito experienced a crash involving Rockwell Sabreliner 75, operated by Ecuadorian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana, with the event recorded near Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City) Pichincha.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.
10 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 130.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 3.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The descent to Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport was completed by night and poor weather conditions. On short final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck a 10-floor building under construction and crashed about 3 km short of runway 35. All 10 occupants as well as three people on the ground were killed, among them General Carlomagno Andrade, Chief of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces.
Aircraft reference details include registration AEE-402, MSN 380-45, year of manufacture 1975.
Fatalities
Total
13
Crew
3
Passengers
7
Other
3
Crash Summary
The descent to Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport was completed by night and poor weather conditions. On short final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck a 10-floor building under construction and crashed about 3 km short of runway 35. All 10 occupants as well as three people on the ground were killed, among them General Carlomagno Andrade, Chief of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
7
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
130.0%
Known people on board: 10
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Machala - Quito
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
City
Region / Country
South America • Ecuador
Aircraft Details
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