Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge on Mt Chilligua: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 26, 1938
Operator:
Registration:
OA-HHB
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Arequipa – La Paz – Santa Cruz
MSN:
5043
YOM:
1934
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route from Arequipa to La Paz, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Chilligua located 130 km south of Puno. The aircraft named 'Misti' was destroyed and all seven occupants were killed.
