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Accidents · NTSB ERA09WA178 · Final report

Cessna 172 accident near Liquino, Ec, February 28, 2009

On February 28, 2009 at about 3:15 pm local time, a Cessna 172, registered HCBFQ, was substantially damaged in an accident near Liquino. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. private rules. 1 person was killed.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

None.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
February 28, 2009 · about 3:15 pm local time
Place
Liquino, Ecuador
Type
Accident
Injuries
1 person was killed.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172 N · all 172s on the register
Registration
HCBFQ · no longer on the register · serial 17269812
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

None.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

Crew member

No details recorded.

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
  • Seats: 4
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Lycoming (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Departed from: Shell Mera
  • Destination: Pastaza
  • Flight plan: not recorded

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew1

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