SAETA Flight 232
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 August 1976 |
| Summary | Suspected hijack |
| Site | Chimborazo |
| Passengers | 55 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 59 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Vickers Viscount 785D |
| Operator | SAETA |
| Flight origin | Quito, Ecuador |
| Destination | Cuenca, Ecuador |
On 15 August 1976, SAETA Flight 232 en route from Quito, Ecuador, to Cuenca was reported missing while in flight. The SAETA-operated Vickers Viscount 785D carried 55 passengers and 4 crew members.
Searches of the possible crash area produced no results. A mid-route crash on the stratovolcano Chimborazo was considered to be most probable, though some speculated a guerrilla hijacking.[1]
The plane was not found for 26 years. In February 2003 the aircraft and the bodies of all its 59 occupants were found by Ecuadorian climbers who were exploring a new route to Chimborazo's summit.[2]
References
- ↑ UPI (12 September 1976). "After a month, plane still missing". Ellensburg Daily Record. Quito, Ecuador. p. 5.
- ↑ Associated Press (19 February 2003). "Plane crash's frozen victims found 27 years later". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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