1982 Aerocondor DHC-4 Caribou accident
The 1982 Aerocondor DHC-4 Caribou accident happened on 1 September 1982 when a twin-engined de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (registered in Ecuador as HC-BHZ) on an internal scheduled passenger flight operated by Aerolíneas Cóndor (Aerocondor) from Zumba Airport to Loja Airport collided with high ground in the Andes in bad weather.[1] The terrain and weather hindered the search and rescue operations, and helicopters did not reach the accident site until 4 September 1982; all 44 on board were killed.[1][2]
 A Caribou similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 September 1982 |
| Summary | CFIT in bad weather due to spatial disorientation |
| Site | near Valladolid, Ecuador |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
| Operator | Aerocondor |
| Registration | HC-BHZ |
| Flight origin | Zumba Airport (SEZP), Ecuador |
| Destination | Loja Airport (LOH/SELO), Ecuador |
| Passengers | 41 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 44 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aircraft
The aircraft was a de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou twin-engined piston transport that had been built in Canada in 1967.
References
- Citations
- "Airline flight safety: 1982 reviewed". Flight International. 22 January 1983.
- Civil Aviation Authority 1974, p. 16/82
- Bibliography
- World Accident Summary. Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). 1974. ISBN 0-903083-44-2.
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