Crash of a Beechcraft A90 King Air near Manu: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 11, 1991
Operator:
Registration:
OB-1305
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cuzco - Manu
MSN:
LJ-302
YOM:
1967
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Cuzco to Manu, while cruising at an altitude of 15,000 feet, the pilot was cleared to start the descent when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located few dozen km from the destination. All four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
For unknown reasons, the pilot initiated the approach prematurely, causing the aircraft to descend below the minimum prescribed altitude.
