Cessna 303 Crusader crash, Jun 6, 2009 (1 killed), Santa...
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on June 6, 2009 near Santa Rosa del Toachi, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador with 1 fatality. Cause: Controlled...
- Date: June 6, 2009
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Santa Rosa del Toachi, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot continued in visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions.
A Cessna 303 Crusader flying from Guayaquil to Santo Domingo encountered poor weather and struck trees in hilly terrain of the Santa Rosa del Toachi range. The wreckage was found several hours later. The sole pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.