1982 Aerocondor DHC-4 Caribou accident - Event

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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
Accident
A Caribou similar to the accident aircraft
Date	1 September 1982
Summary	CFIT in bad weather due to spatial disorientation
Site	near Valladolid, Ecuador
Aircraft
Aircraft type	de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
Operator	Aerocondor
Registration	HC-BHZ
Flight origin	Zumba Airport (SEZP), Ecuador
Destination	Loja Airport (LOH/SELO), Ecuador
Passengers	41
Crew	3
Fatalities	44
Survivors	0

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

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

Bibliography

World Accident Summary. Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). 1974. ISBN 0-903083-44-2.

External links

Aviation Safety Network

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Feb 21 Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458
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Mar 20 Garuda Fokker F28 crash
Mar 26 Aeropesca Colombia Flight 217
Apr 26 CAAC Flight 3303
May 25 RAF Jaguar shootdown incident
Jun 6 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident
Jun 8 VASP Flight 168
Jun 12 TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident
Jun 21 Air India Flight 403
Jun 24 British Airways Flight 009
Jun 28 Aeroflot Flight 8641
Jul 6 Aeroflot Flight 411
Jul 9 Pan Am Flight 759
Jul 23 Twilight Zone accident
Aug 11 Pan Am Flight 830
Aug 26 Southwest Air Lines Flight 611
Sep 1 Aerocondor DHC-4 Caribou accident
Sep 13 Spantax Flight 995
Sep 13 Bristow Helicopters Bell 212 accident
Sep 29 Aeroflot Flight 343
Dec 9 Aeronor Flight 304
Dec 24 CAAC Flight 2311

1981 ◀ ▶ 1983

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