Crash of a Douglas R4D-1 on Antisana Volcano: 1 killed
Date & Time:
May 15, 1964 at 0830 LT
Operator:
Registration:
17105
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Guayaquil - Putamayo River
MSN:
11918
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 14,000 feet, the airplane crashed in flames on the slope of the Antisana Volcano. One of the pilot was killed while all other occupants were injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire. The crew was completing a flight to the Putamayo River on behalf of the US Government in Ecuador.
