Manta - Miami

On October 22, 1996 at 10:44 PM, Manta - Miami experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Millon Air, with the event recorded near Manta-Eloy Alfaro Manabí.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 34 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 850.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 30.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Manta-Eloy Alfaro Airport on a cargo flight to Miami, carrying one passenger, three crew members and a load of frozen fish and flowers. Seven seconds after liftoff, while in initial climb, the crew informed ATC that the engine n°3 caught fire. The captain elected to maintain control but the aircraft lost altitude, struck the bell tower of the church La Dolorosa and crashed in a populated area located about 4 km west of the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and several houses and building were destroyed. All four occupants as well as 30 people on the ground were killed. Fifty other people on the ground were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N751MA, MSN 19582, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -0.9930°, -80.6915°.