IAI Arava 201 crash, Mar 15, 2016 (22 killed), Fátima
IAI Arava 201 accident on March 15, 2016 near Fátima, Pastaza, Ecuador with 22 fatalities.
- Date: March 15, 2016
- Aircraft: IAI Arava 201
- Location: Fátima, Pastaza, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: En route
On 15 March 2016 an Ecuadorian military IAI Arava 201 (E 206) took off from Shell with 19 paratroopers and three crew for a local training exercise. About an hour later the pilot reported deteriorating weather and asked to return, then radio contact was lost. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a mountainous, wooded area near Fatima in Pastaza province, killing all 22 people on board.