Peru

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Miami - Lima - Santiago

MSN:

25489

YOM:

1992

Flight number:

PL601

Location:

Lima

Country:

Peru

Region:

South America

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

21955

Captain / Total hours on type:

1520.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

7954

Copilot / Total hours on type:

719

Aircraft flight hours:

10654

Aircraft flight cycles:

2673

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Lima-Jorge Chávez Airport at 0042LT on an international regular service to Santiago de Chile, carrying 61 passengers and a crew of nine. When they took off and reached speed V2 + 10, the crew noticed that the altimeters were not responding and that something irregular was occurring. They therefore decided to notify the control tower in Lima to declare an emergency, consulted Lima for confirmation of their altitude by radar, and requested assistance to return via radar vectors. After 29 minutes of flight, while returning to Lima airport and with the crew attempting to control the aircraft, it impacted with the sea 48 nautical miles from the airport, with the total loss of the aircraft and all of its occupants.

Probable cause:

The following findings were reported:
- It can be deduced from the investigation carried out that the maintenance staff did not remove the protective adhesive tape from the static ports. This tape was not detected during the various phases of the aircraft's release to the line mechanic, its transfer to the passenger boarding apron and, lastly, the inspection by the crew responsible for the flight (the walk-around or pre-flight check), which was carried out by the pilot-in-command, according to the mechanic responsible for the aircraft on the day of the accident.
- The pilot-in-command made a personal error by not complying with the procedure for GPWS alarms and not noticing the readings of the radio altimeters in order to discard everything which he believed to be fictitious.
- The copilot made a personal error by not being more insistent, assertive and convincing in alerting the pilot-in-command much more emphatically to the ground proximity alarms.

Final Report:

Crash of an Antonov AN-32B in Andoas

Date & Time: May 11, 1996

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-32

Operator:

Registration:

FAP326

Flight Type:

Military

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

29 06

YOM:

1992

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Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant's fate unknown.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan II in Peru: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1996

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 404 Titan

Operator:

Aerodat

Registration:

C-FPVB

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Pucallpa – Cuzco

MSN:

404-0454

YOM:

1979

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Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances while on a flight from Pucallpa to Cuzco. No trace of the aircraft nor the four occupants was ever found. The passengers were Canadian citizens engaged for oil exploration.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 near Bagua: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1996

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

Operator:

Registration:

N245GW

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Geographical / Geophysical / Scientific

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Bagua - Bagua

MSN:

129

YOM:

1968

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Circumstances:

On March 9, 1996, a De Havilland DHC-6-200, N245GW, registered to Air Associates Inc., leased to Carson Services Inc., operating as a 14 CFR part 91 aerial survey flight, crashed at an undetermined time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the departure airport, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane is missing and is presumed destroyed. The American pilot-in-command, American survey operator, and Peruvian Air Force observer are missing, and are presumed to be fatally injured. The flight originated from Bagua, Peru, at about 0617 mountain daylight time. Personnel from the Director General of Civil Aviation stated, the airplane departed from Bagua, Peru, conducting an aerial geological survey near the disputed boarder with Ecuador, in the Cenepa River area over dense Amazon jungle. The airplane did not return to Bagua, and there are no known recorded radio communications with N245GW. Search and rescue operations have been uneventful.

Crash of a Boeing 737-222 in Arequipa: 123 killed

Date & Time: Feb 29, 1996 at 2025 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 737-200

Operator:

Registration:

OB-1451

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Arequipa-Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón

Schedule:

Lima – Arequipa – Tacna

MSN:

19072

YOM:

1968

Flight number:

CF251

Location:

Arequipa

Country:

Peru

Region:

South America

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

117

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

123

Circumstances:

The approach to Arequipa-Rodríguez Ballón Airport was completed by night and poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. On final approach, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck a hill and crashed 6,3 km from runway 09 threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 123 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain. It was reported that during his last communication with ATC, the pilot reported his altitude at 9,500 feet while the real altitude of the aircraft was 8,644 feet. It is believed that the accident may have been caused by an altimeter misreading or a wrong altimeter setting. The lack of visibility was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II on Mt Chachani: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1996 at 1405 LT

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31 Cheyenne

Operator:

Servicios Aéreos AQP

Registration:

OB-1403

Flight Phase:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Yauri-Espinar - Arequipa

MSN:

31-772002

YOM:

1977

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Circumstances:

While descending to Arequipa-Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Chachani located about 17 km north of the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all five occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain after the crew initiated the descent prematurely for unknown reasons. Lack of visibility due to clouds was a contributing factor.

Crash of an Antonov AN-32B in Chachapoyas

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1996

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-32

Operator:

Registration:

OB-1604

Flight Phase:

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Survivors:

Yes

Site:

MSN:

2604

YOM:

1990

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Circumstances:

For unknown reasons, the aircraft landed hard at Chachapoyas Airport. Upon touchdown, the right main gear collapsed and the right wing struck the ground. Out of control, the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest few dozen metres further, bursting into flames. All 44 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A-3 in Lima

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1995

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-134

Operator:

Registration:

OB-1553

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Cuzco - Lima

MSN:

60206

YOM:

1977

Location:

Lima-Callao-Jorge Chávez

Lima

Country:

Peru

Region:

South America

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Circumstances:

After takeoff from Cuzco-Alejandro Velasco Astete, one of the tyre on the left main gear burst. The crew decided to continue to Lima when, on approach, the left main gear could not be lowered and remained stuck in its wheel well. Upon landing, the aircraft sank on its left side and slid for few dozen metre before coming to rest. All 73 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Harbin Yunsunji Y-12-II in Iquitos: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1995 at 0730 LT

Type of aircraft:

Harbin Yunsunji Y-12

Operator:

Registration:

OB-1498

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Servicios Aereos Amazonicos

Schedule:

Iquitos - Iquitos

MSN:

0049

YOM:

1992

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Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in a local training flight on behalf of the Peruvian Air Force. Shortly after takeoff from Moronacocha Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Saposoa: 8 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1994

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

Operator:

Registration:

OB-1569

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site: