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Crash of a Douglas C-47A-35-DL near Tacna: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1968
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
PP-AST
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Guayaquil – Arica
MSN:
9659
YOM:
1943
Location:
Tacna
Tacna
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a cargo flight from Guayaquil to Arica, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Maldito (3,501 meters high) located in the region of Tacna, Peru. The wreckage was found a month later, on April 16. All four crew members have been killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Faucett F.19 in Pozo Santo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Faucett F.19
Operator:
Registration:
OB-PAR-148
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Lima – Pisco – Tacna
MSN:
30
Location:
Pozo Santo
Ica
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a cargo flight from Lima to Tacna with an intermediate stop in Pisco. Few minutes after its takeoff from Pisco Airfield, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Pozo Santo, about 23 km southeast of Pisco. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cdt Jorge Podestá Jiménez,
Cpt Luis Yábar Dávila.

Crash of a Potez 56 in Palca: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Potez 56
Operator:
Registration:
5
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Iquique – Arica – Tacna
Location:
Palca
Tacna
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While descending to Tacna Airport on a flight from Arica, the pilot encounted limited visibility due to foggy conditions. The aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain and crashed near the village of Palca, about 45 km northeast of Tacna Airport. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Eduardo Arndt Brieva, pilot.
Passengers:
Amilcar Peoza,
Oscar Saragoni,
Emilio Cassorla.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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