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Cessna 206G accident near Daimontaro, Ec, September 9, 2014

On September 9, 2014 at about 10:00 am local time, a Cessna 206G, registered HCCAB, was destroyed in an accident near Daimontaro (Daimontaro airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. private rules. 1 person was killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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

What the record shows

Date
September 9, 2014 · about 10:00 am local time
Place
Daimontaro, Ecuador · Daimontaro
Type
Accident
Injuries
1 person was killed.
Weather
conditions the NTSB did not record
Aircraft
Cessna 206G · all 206Gs on the register
Registration
HCCAB · no longer on the register · serial U20605981
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules

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

On September 9, 2014, about 1000 local time, a Cessna 206G, Ecuadorian registration HC-CAB, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while returning to land at the airstrip in Daimontaro, Pastaza, Ecuador. The Ecuadorian commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane, which was in its initial climb after takeoff when it turned back, was destined for an airstrip in Queweriono, Pastaza, Ecuador, and was operating under Ecuadorian flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Ecuador. Further information can be obtained from: Dirección General de Aviación Civil Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de la República del Ecuador Avenida Colón E5-56 y La Rábida Edificio Ave María Torre Sur Quito, República del Ecuador Tel: 593-02-223-8981 www.dgac.gov.ec This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Ecuador.

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

Pilot

  • Injury: fatal

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded

The flight

  • Departed from: NONE Daimontaro at 10:00 am
  • Destination: Queweriono

Weather at the time

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

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew1

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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