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Fokker F27, Fokker 50/60 & Fairchild FH227

Updated: 2024-06-13 00:37:05

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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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