Quito – Guayaquil
Flight / Schedule
Quito – Guayaquil
Aircraft
Junkers W.34Registration
D-OJIL
MSN
486
Year of Manufacture
1938
Date
March 4, 1938 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Ambato Tungurahua
Region
South America • Ecuador
Coordinates
-1.2552°, -78.6320°
Narrative Report
On March 4, 1938 at 12:00 AM, Quito – Guayaquil experienced a crash involving Junkers W.34, operated by Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Transportes Aéreos - SEDTA, with the event recorded near Ambato Tungurahua.
The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The pilot was performing a solo mail flight from Quito to Guayaquil. En route, the single engine aircraft hit the Mt Chimborazo located southwest of Ambato. The pilot, the German pioneer Fritz Hammer, founder of this Ecuadorian Operator, was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration D-OJIL, MSN 486, year of manufacture 1938.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -1.2552°, -78.6320°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot was performing a solo mail flight from Quito to Guayaquil. En route, the single engine aircraft hit the Mt Chimborazo located southwest of Ambato. The pilot, the German pioneer Fritz Hammer, founder of this Ecuadorian Operator, was killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Quito – Guayaquil
Flight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Ecuador
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