Summary
On March 30, 2017, a Grumman G164 (HC-BPI) was involved in an accident near Pista La Julia, EC. The accident resulted in 1 fatal injury. The aircraft was destroyed.
On March 30, 2017, about 1645 universal coordinated time, a Grumman 164A, Ecuadorian registration HC-BPI, was destroyed when it impacted electrical wires and terrain near Pista La Julia, Ecuador. The foreign certificated pilot was fatally injured. The flight was on a local aerial application flight at the time of the accident.This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) of Ecuador. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Dirección General de Aviación Civil Departamento de Seguridad de Vuelo Buenos Aires 149 y Av.
This accident is documented in NTSB report ERA17WA146. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft HC-BPI.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On March 30, 2017, about 1645 universal coordinated time, a Grumman 164A, Ecuadorian registration HC-BPI, was destroyed when it impacted electrical wires and terrain near Pista La Julia, Ecuador. The foreign certificated pilot was fatally injured. The flight was on a local aerial application flight at the time of the accident.This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) of Ecuador. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Dirección General de Aviación Civil
Departamento de Seguridad de Vuelo
Buenos Aires 149 y Av. 10 de Agosto
Casilla 2077
Quito
Ecuador
Tel.: (593) 2-544-274
Fax: (593) 2-563-995
AFTN: SEQUYAX
Telex: 22710 DACUIO ED
This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Ecuador.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ERA17WA146