Quito – Nueva Loja
Flight / Schedule
Quito – Nueva Loja
Aircraft
Fairchild-Hiller FH-227Registration
HC-AYM
MSN
511
Year of Manufacture
1966
Operator
Petroproduccion - Unidad de AviacionDate
January 17, 2002 at 11:01 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Mt El Tigre Nariño
Region
South America • Colombia
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On January 17, 2002 at 11:01 AM, Quito – Nueva Loja experienced a crash involving Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, operated by Petroproduccion - Unidad de Aviacion, with the event recorded near Mt El Tigre Nariño.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
26 people were known to be on board, 26 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 21, passenger fatalities: 21, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport at 1038LT on a charter flight to Nueva Loja-Lago Agrio Airport, carrying 21 oil workers and and five crew members on behalf of the Texaco Oil Company. While cruising under VFR mode at an altitude of 15,500 feet, the crew was instructed by ATC to change heading to 094° in order to descent to Nueva Loja for a landing on runway 23. But the crew failed to comply with this instruction and continued straight ahead. Few minutes later, the crew started the descent in foggy conditions when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt El Tigre located in the south part of Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. The wreckage was found three days later at an altitude of 4,500 metres. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 26 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration HC-AYM, MSN 511, year of manufacture 1966.
Fatalities
Total
26
Crew
5
Passengers
21
Other
0
Crash Summary
The twin engine aircraft departed Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport at 1038LT on a charter flight to Nueva Loja-Lago Agrio Airport, carrying 21 oil workers and and five crew members on behalf of the Texaco Oil Company. While cruising under VFR mode at an altitude of 15,500 feet, the crew was instructed by ATC to change heading to 094° in order to descent to Nueva Loja for a landing on runway 23. But the crew failed to comply with this instruction and continued straight ahead. Few minutes later, the crew started the descent in foggy conditions when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt El Tigre located in the south part of Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. The wreckage was found three days later at an altitude of 4,500 metres. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 26 occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
21
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 26
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Quito – Nueva Loja
Operator
Petroproduccion - Unidad de AviacionFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Colombia
Aircraft Details
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