Guayaquil – Quito

On December 10, 1938 at 12:00 AM, Guayaquil – Quito experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Transportes Aéreos - SEDTA, with the event recorded near Quito Pichincha.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

For unknown reasons, the three engine aircraft christened 'Ecuador' went out of control while landing at Quito-Cotocollao Airport. It came to rest and was damaged beyond repair while all five occupants were injured, the copilot seriously. The exact circumstances of the miss landing is unclear.

Aircraft reference details include registration HC-SAB, MSN 5915, year of manufacture 1938.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -0.2606°, -78.5495°.