Cessna crash at Cuenca's Mariscal La Mar airport leaves two crew injured, cargo recovered
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A Cessna aircraft crashed on 8 October 2026 while attempting to land at Mariscal La Mar airport in Cuenca, Ecuador, after losing the runway during landing maneuvers and breaking the perimeter fence before falling into the Milchichig ravine and striking a street and a light pole.
The two occupants, the pilot and a crew member, survived and received medical attention from the Ministry of Health and the Fire Department, while the Central Bank of Ecuador confirmed that the cargo of valuables was recovered intact and placed under strict institutional custody; firefighters and the Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DAC) dismantled the remaining aircraft structure by 10 October and the DAC accident investigation board will assume full control of the wreckage for investigation.