IAI Arava 201 crash, Jun 8, 1988 (6 killed), Aroma
IAI Arava 201 accident on June 8, 1988 near Aroma, Manabí, Ecuador with 6 fatalities.
- Date: June 8, 1988
- Aircraft: IAI Arava 201
- Location: Aroma, Manabí, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
An Ecuadorian Navy IAI Arava 201 (ANE-202) could not climb adequately after takeoff from Manta-Eloy Alfaro Airport on 8 June 1988. About twelve minutes into the flight it struck a mountainside near Aroma, killing all six people on board.