- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 07, 1958 |
Time: | 0900 |
Location: | Mt. Illiniza, Ecuador |
Operator: | AREA |
Flight #: | 222 |
Route: | Guayaquil - Quito |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | HC-ACL |
cn / ln: | 19779 |
Aboard: | 32 (passengers:29 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 32 (passengers:29 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Flew into a mountain 15 minutes after leaving Guayaquil. Procedural error. The pilot did not maintain IFR until clear of the cloud cover. |
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