The 1982 Aerocondor DHC-4 Caribou accident happened on 1 September 1982 when a twin-engined
de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (designated by the United States military as the CV-2 and later C-7 Caribou) is a Canadian specialized cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. The Caribou was first flown in 1958 a ...
(
registered in Ecuador as ''HC-BHZ'') on an internal scheduled passenger flight operated by
Aerolíneas Cóndor (Aerocondor) from
Zumba Airport to
Loja Airport
Loja, formerly also spelled Loxa, usually refers to
* Loja, Granada, a town in Spain
* Loja, Ecuador, a city
Loja may also refer to:
*Comarca de Loja in Andalusia, Spain
*Loja Province, Ecuador
*Loja Canton, Ecuador
* Loja Airport, Ecuador
*Loj ...
collided with high ground in the Andes in bad weather.
The terrain and weather hindered the search and rescue operations, and helicopters did not reach the accident site until 4 September 1982; all 44 on board were killed.
Aircraft
The aircraft was a
de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (designated by the United States military as the CV-2 and later C-7 Caribou) is a Canadian specialized cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. The Caribou was first flown in 1958 a ...
twin-engined piston transport that had been built in Canada in 1967.
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Accidents and incidents involving the de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
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Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain
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