Crash of a De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou near Valladolid: 44 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 1, 1982
Registration:
HC-BHZ
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Zumba - Loja
MSN:
249
YOM:
1967
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
40
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
44
Circumstances:
While cruising in bad weather conditions on a flight from Zumba to Loja, the crew got disoriented when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the region of Valladolid. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 44 occupants were killed.
