| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 07, 1958 |
| Time: | 0900 |
| Location: | Mt. Illiniza, Ecuador |
| Operator: | AREA |
| Flight #: | 222 |
| Route: | Guayaquil - Quito |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | HC-ACL |
| cn / ln: | 19779 |
| Aboard: | 32 (passengers:29 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 32 (passengers:29 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Flew into a mountain 15 minutes after leaving Guayaquil. Procedural error. The pilot did not maintain IFR until clear of the cloud cover. |
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