Machala – Guayaquil

On March 5, 2004 at 05:55 PM, Machala – Guayaquil experienced a crash involving Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, operated by Aeropacsa - Aerolineas del Pacifico, with the event recorded near Guayaquil Guayas.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 14 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Machala to Guayaquil, while cruising at an altitude of 6,000 feet in rain showers, the left engine lost power. The crew shut down the engine and feathered the propeller then decided to continue at an altitude of 600 feet and a speed of 80 knots. Several attempts to restart the left engine were unsuccessful when the right engine lost power as well. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a river, some 23 km south of Guayaquil. All 14 occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HC-CBK, MSN 4080, year of manufacture 1971.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -2.1990°, -79.8880°.