Pastaza - Taisha

On June 1, 1993 at 12:00 PM, Pastaza - Taisha experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Ecuadorian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana, with the event recorded near Pastaza Pastaza.

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

11 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 9.1%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Pastaza Airport, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the engine lost power. The crew elected to return for an emergency landing when the aircraft stalled and crashed in a cemetery. One of the pilot was killed while 10 other occupants were injured, some seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration E-185, MSN 859, year of manufacture 1987.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -1.4684°, -77.9925°.