What happened
The incident involved an aircraft named Duque de Caxias, which was participating in a tour across South America with a full crew of three individuals on board. During the flight, the airplane was traveling at an altitude of approximately 3,000 metres over Ecuadorian territory. The aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain in the vicinity of Angamarca, resulting in a crash. Despite the collision with the terrain, all three occupants were recovered and rescued from the wreckage.
Findings
The source material does not provide specific technical findings or contributing factors regarding the structural integrity of the aircraft or the exact mechanical cause of the deviation from safe flight paths. The primary factual outcome recorded is that the crew survived the impact on the mountainside.