| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 20, 1976 |
| Time: | 0715 |
| Location: | Near Loja, Ecuador |
| Operator: | TAME |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Loja - Guayaquil |
| AC Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-246 |
| Registration: | FAE-683 |
| cn / ln: | 1683 |
| Aboard: | 42 (passengers:36 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 34 (passengers:28 crew:6) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft lost altitude and the right wing struck trees as the plane crashed in the Chillacocha mountain range at 9.000 ft. while en route. It is believed that the loss of altitude and the subsequent collision with ground was the consequence of orographic currents encountered over the mountainous area. |
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