41 Years ago today: On 23 April 1979 a SAETA Vickers Viscount went missing on a Quito-Cuenca flight; killing all 57 occupants.
| Date: | Monday 23 April 1979 |
| Time: | ca 07:45 |
| Type: |
Vickers 785D Viscount |
| Operator: | SAETA |
| Registration: | HC-AVP |
| C/n / msn: | 329 |
| First flight: | 1957-06-23 (21 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 510 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 52 / Occupants: 52 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 57 / Occupants: 57 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Pastaza Province ( Ecuador) |
| Crash site elevation: | 5500 m (18045 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
| Destination airport: | Cuenca Airport (CUE/SECU), Ecuador |
| Flightnumber: | 011 |
Narrative:
Went missing on a Quito-Cuenca flight and was
found 5 years later on high ground, 25nm off track at an elevation of 18000
feet.
The aircraft departed Quito at 07:08 in the morning and was expected to land at
Cuenca at 08:00.
