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
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.

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