A B200 King Air similar to the one that crashed |
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| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 19, 2009 |
| Type | Crash during low visibility approach |
| Site | Quito, Ecuador |
| Passengers | 2 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Injuries | 8 (on the ground) |
| Fatalities | air: 5 ground: 2 (as of March 20, 2009) |
| Survivors | unknown officially (as of March 20, 2009) |
| Aircraft type | Beechcraft B200 King Air |
| Operator | Ecuadorian Air Force |
| Tail number | AEE 101 |
| Flight origin | Manta Air Base |
| Destination | Mariscal Sucre International Airport |
The 2009 Quito B200 King Air crash occurred when an Ecuadorian Air Force Beechcraft B200 King Air struck a building in the Guápulo district of Quito, Ecuador on March 19, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. (10:30 p.m. GMT). The plane was trying to land at Mariscal Sucre International Airport in heavy fog but grazed one house and plowed into the four-story Linda Vista apartment building.[1] The crash killed all five of the aircraft occupants, including the three military crewmembers as well as the wife and son of one them, who were flying as passengers. Two people on the ground perished. Four other planes had crashed near the same site in the 1990s.[2][3][4]