In 2008, a Boeing 737 vanished into the clouds and struck an Ecuadorian volcano
A routine repositioning flight ended in tragedy when a Boeing 737 disappeared into the thick Andean clouds, eventually colliding with the rugged slopes of a massive Ecuadorian volcano.
In 2008, a Conviasa Boeing 737 was being moved from Venezuela to a new owner in Chile when it vanished near Latacunga, Ecuador. The aircraft struck the Illiniza Volcano at an altitude of roughly 13,000 feet, killing all three crew members instantly. Search teams struggled for days to reach the remote, high-altitude crash site.
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