Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
El Tigre Colombia
Thursday, January 17, 2002 16:12 UTC
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On January 17, 2002, at 1612 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Fairchild FH-227 transport category twin-engine airplane, Ecuadorian registration HC-AYM, was destroyed upon impact with terrain under unknown circumstances, near El Tigre, in the Republic of Colombia. The two airline rated pilots, 3 additional crewmembers, and 21passengers aboard the airplane were fatally injured. The airplane, serial number 511, was owned by the Government of Ecuador and was being operated by Petroecuador of Quito, Ecuador. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the route of flight for the passenger flight for which a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed. The domestic flight originated from the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador, at 1538 UTC, with Lago Agrio, in the Province of Sucumbios, Ecuador, as its intended destination.
The last radio contact with the airplane was made with the Lago Agrio airport at 1558 UTC. The airplane was scheduled to arrive at Lago Agrio at 1612 UTC. The wreckage of the airplane was located 3 days after the accident at the 11,500 foot level of the El Tigre mountain, approximately 5 nautical miles inside the territory of the Republic of Colombia, and 50 nautical miles from its intended destination. Both recorders were recovered from the accident site on March 1, 2002.
The accident investigation was delegated to the Government of Ecuador from the Republic of Colombia. The investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of the Republic of Ecuador. Any further information may be obtained from:
Republica del Ecuador
Direccion General de Aviacion Civil (DGAC)
Buenos Aires 149 y 10 de Agosto
P.O. Box 2077
Quito, Ecuador
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the DGAC of the Republic of Ecuador.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 1/17/2002 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1612 |
| Event Time Zone | Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT |
| Event City | El Tigre |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | COLOMBIA |
| Zipcode of the event site | 00000 |
| Event Date Year | 2002 |
| Event Date Month | 1 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 003100N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0772700W |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Witness |
| Time of the weather observation | |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | -- |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | -- |
| Lighting Conditions | -- |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 5 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 26 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 26 |
| Investigating Agency | Foreign |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | DGAC of Ecuador |
| NTSB Notification Date | Feb 18 2002 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 930 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 8 2002 9:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | MORJU |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | San Antonio, Texas |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | -- |
| NTSB Number | WAS02RA025 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Non-U.S., Non-Commercial |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | -- |
| Aircraft Explosion | -- |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Fairchild |
| Aircraft Model | FH-227 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | -- |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | -- |
| ELT Activated | -- |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | -- |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | -- |
| Aircraft Owner State | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Country | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | -- |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | -- |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | -- |
| Operator Street Address | Mariscal Sucre Intenational Airport |
| Operator City | Quito |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | EC |
| Operator Zip code | 00000 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Public Use |
| Second Pilot on Board | -- |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | -- |
| Departure City | Quito |
| Departure State | -- |
| Departure Country | EC |
| Departure Time | 1538 |
| Departure Time Zone | UTC |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | -- |
| Destination City | Lago Agrio |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | EC |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Unknown |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 8 2002 9:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | MORJU |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |