Amateur-built BN2B incident near Esmeraldas, Ec, January 25, 2019
On January 25, 2019 at about 3:51 pm local time, a amateur-built BN2B, registered N203PR, was involved in an incident during enroute near Esmeraldas. It was flown under non-U.S. private rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 25, 2019 · about 3:51 pm local time
- Place
- Esmeraldas, Ecuador · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built BN2B 26
- Registration
- N203PR · no longer on the register · serial 2248
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. private rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The government of Ecuador has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Britten Norman BN2B airplane that occurred on January 25, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Ecuador's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be 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
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (total) during enroute defining event
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Lycoming IO-540-E4C5 (piston); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Lycoming IO-540-E4C5 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Flamenco Air
The flight
- Departed from: Cali
- Destination: Guayaquil
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.