Two helicopter pilots have been hospitalised after a spectacular crash during a military parade in Eucador.
The recently purchased Dhruv helicopter was flying in formation with two other choppers over an air force base near Quito when it suddenly veered off course and slammed into the ground.
"The two crew members managed to get out by their own means and were taken to hospital," air force general Leonardo Barreiro told local media.
"Their condition is apparently good."
Ecuadorian Vice President Lenin Moreno was among those attending the air show, to mark the 89th anniversary of Eucador's air force, when the sudden crash plunged the carefully choreographed event into chaos.
Local authorities have grounded another six Dhruv choppers, recently purchased from India for $50 million, as they probe the exact cause of the crash.
The helicopters include one used by President Rafael Correa.
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