Crash of a Junkers W.34 near Jipijapa: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 6, 1939
Operator:
Registration:
Atahualpa
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Guayaquil – Manta
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
En route from Guayaquil to Manta, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog. The single engine airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Jipijapa and was destroyed upon impact. All six occupants were killed, among them General Jose Enrique Ribadeneira.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
