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'''Atacazo''' is a volcano of the Western Cordillera, southwest of [[Quito]], [[Ecuador]]. Southwest of Atacazo is another volcano known as [[Ninahuilca]]. |
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| photo_caption = Atacazo viewed from the other side |
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| location = [[Ecuador]] |
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| range = [[Andes]] |
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| type = [[Stratovolcano]] |
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| last_eruption = 320 BCE ± 16 years |
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'''Atacazo''' is a volcano of the Western Cordillera located 25 kilometers southwest of [[Quito]], [[Ecuador]]. Atacazo is a [[stratovolcano]] formed by the action of a Late-Pleistocene to [[Holocene]] [[caldera]].<ref name=Atacazo>{{cite gvp|name=Atacazo|vn=352021|access-date=2021-06-29}}</ref> |
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The last eruption of the Atacazo was nearly 2300 years ago. |
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== Aerial tragedy == |
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On November 7, 1960 a [[Fairchild F-27]] [[turboprop]] passenger plane, operated by the now-defunct national airline AREA Ecuador, [[Controlled flight into terrain|struck]] the Atacazo in bad weather during its approach to the newly-inaugurated [[Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport|Mariscal Sucre International Airport]] after a flight from [[José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport|Simón Bolívar International Airport]], in [[Guayaquil]].<ref>https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/quito/momentos-tristes-del-aeropuerto-mariscal.html</ref><ref>https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/lost-schemes-294-area-ecuador-dc-7c-1968/</ref> The crash, {{convert|16|km|mi}} south of Quito and 150 meters to the summit of the Atacazo, killed all the 37 occupants of the plane.<ref>https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19601107-0</ref> At the time, it was the worst aerial crash in the history of [[Ecuador]], the first and worst fatal loss of an F-27 passenger plane, and the first accident involving the then-recently-opened Quito airport.<ref>https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/quito/momentos-tristes-del-aeropuerto-mariscal.html</ref><ref>https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19601107-0</ref> |
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==See also== |
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[[es::Atacazo]] |
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{{portal|Geography|South America|Ecuador|Mountains|Volcanoes}} |
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[[fr::Atacazo]] |
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*[[Lists of volcanoes]] |
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[[qu::Atakasu]] |
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**[[List of volcanoes in Ecuador]] |
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[[sk::Atacazo]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Four-thousanders of the Andes]] |
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[[Category:Pleistocene stratovolcanoes]] |
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[[Category:Holocene stratovolcanoes]] |
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[[Category:Pleistocene calderas]] |
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[[Category:Holocene calderas]] |
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Atacazo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,463 m (14,642 ft) |
Coordinates | 0°21′10″S 78°37′01″W / 0.35278°S 78.61694°W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 320 BCE ± 16 years |
Atacazo is a volcano of the Western Cordillera located 25 kilometers southwest of Quito, Ecuador. Atacazo is a stratovolcano formed by the action of a Late-Pleistocene to Holocene caldera.[1] The last eruption of the Atacazo was nearly 2300 years ago.
Aerial tragedy
[edit]On November 7, 1960 a Fairchild F-27 turboprop passenger plane, operated by the now-defunct national airline AREA Ecuador, struck the Atacazo in bad weather during its approach to the newly-inaugurated Mariscal Sucre International Airport after a flight from Simón Bolívar International Airport, in Guayaquil.[2][3] The crash, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south of Quito and 150 meters to the summit of the Atacazo, killed all the 37 occupants of the plane.[4] At the time, it was the worst aerial crash in the history of Ecuador, the first and worst fatal loss of an F-27 passenger plane, and the first accident involving the then-recently-opened Quito airport.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Atacazo". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/quito/momentos-tristes-del-aeropuerto-mariscal.html
- ^ https://airlinercafe.com/forums/topic/lost-schemes-294-area-ecuador-dc-7c-1968/
- ^ https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19601107-0
- ^ https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/quito/momentos-tristes-del-aeropuerto-mariscal.html
- ^ https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19601107-0