1982 Aerocondor DHC-4 Caribou accident

The 1982 Aerocondor DHC-4 Caribou accident happened on 1 September 1982 when a twin-engined de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (registered in Ecuador as HC-BHZ) on an internal scheduled passenger flight operated by Aerolíneas Cóndor (Aerocondor) from Zumba Airport to Loja Airport collided with high ground in the Andes in bad weather.[1] The terrain and weather hindered the search and rescue operations, and helicopters did not reach the accident site until 4 September 1982; all 44 on board were killed.[1][2]

1982 Aerocondor DHC-4 Caribou accident
A Caribou similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date1 September 1982
SummaryCFIT in bad weather due to spatial disorientation
Sitenear Valladolid, Ecuador
Aircraft
Aircraft typede Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
OperatorAerocondor
RegistrationHC-BHZ
Flight originZumba Airport (SEZP), Ecuador
DestinationLoja Airport (LOH/SELO), Ecuador
Passengers41
Crew3
Fatalities44
Survivors0

Aircraft

The aircraft was a de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou twin-engined piston transport that had been built in Canada in 1967.

References

Citations
  1. "Airline flight safety: 1982 reviewed". Flight International. 22 January 1983. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. Civil Aviation Authority 1974, p. 16/82
Bibliography

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