Tupolev TU-154 crash, Aug 29, 1998 (80 killed), Quito-Mar...
Tupolev TU-154 accident on August 29, 1998 near Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador with 80 fatalities. Cause: The crew are believed to...
- Date: August 29, 1998
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 80
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew are believed to have failed to complete the taxi and pre-takeoff checklist, including setting the hydraulic valve switches, and the delayed abort decision did not allow a stop.
Cubana flight CU389 from Quito was taking off when the Tu-154 did not respond at rotation. The crew took about 10 seconds to abort, braking was insufficient, and the aircraft overran the runway, hit a wall and burned near a soccer field. About 80 people died, including people on the ground.