We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The crew filed an IFR flight plan from Guayaquil to Cuenca. After passing over the city of Puna, he decided to cancel the flight plan and continued under VFR mode. While descending to Cuenca, pilots encountered low clouds and failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the four engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located few km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 24 occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): Following several negl
Vickers Viscount · 24 fatalities