Accident Piper PA-31 Navajo HC-AQC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28856
 
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Date:Friday 7 March 1980
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31 Navajo
Owner/operator:Ecuavia
Registration: HC-AQC
MSN: 31-...
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Andes Mountains -   Ecuador
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flew into mountainside. Pilot and co-pilot.

HC-AQC was reported to have been msn 31-397, however this airframe was later registered in the U.S.

Sources:

1. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981
2. https://www.scramble.nl/database/civil/details/pa_353

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
12-Mar-2013 16:02 TB Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
11-May-2015 08:58 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Nature, Source, Narrative]
26-Sep-2017 17:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
10-Oct-2017 17:19 TB Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative]
29-Oct-2019 17:57 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
26-Nov-2021 21:15 TB Updated [Location]
09-Dec-2021 23:03 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
26-Feb-2024 10:20 ASN Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative]

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