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Updated: 2024-06-13 00:37:05
| Construction nr / Line nr | 511 |
| Airframe status | Written off |
| Remarks | W/O 170102. Crashed in Ecuador. The FH-227 departed Quito at 10:38 for a 37-minute flight to fly workers to an oil site in the Amazon jungle. The VFR flight was conducted at an altitude of 15,500 feet. At 10:50 the crew contacted the Nueva Loja Tower at Lago Agrio and reported near Olmedo. The Tower controller reported that runway 23 was in use and that the weather included a 6 knot wind at 020 degrees, temperature 29 degrees. The crew were then to have turned from 064 to 094 degrees, direct to |
| Reg | Type | Operator | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7805M | FH-227 | Mohawk Airlines (1945) | 30 Aug 1966 | |
| N7805M | FH-227 | Fairchild Hiller Corp. | 26 Oct 1967 | |
| N7805M | FH-227E | Fairchild Hiller Corp. | Converted from FH-227 to FH-227E | |
| HC-AYM | FH-227E | Petroproduccion Ecuador | 2 Oct 1972 |
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