On May 07, 2002, at 1802 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Cessna 172 single-engine airplane, Ecuadorian registration HC-CBV, was destroyed upon collision with terrain under unknown circumstances near Mamayac, in the Republic of Ecuador. The commercial pilot and his 3 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane, serial number R172-0443, was owned and operated by Transportes Aereonacionales of Quito, Ecuador. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the on-demand air taxi flight from Macuna to Mamayac. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight. The flight originated at Macuna at 1700 UTC.

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