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Shortly after takeoff from Nazca-María Reiche Neuman Airport, while in initial climb, the pilot lost control of the single engine airplane that crashed on a dirt road, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all seven occupants were killed. They were completing a local sightseeing flight.

Crash of a Let L-410UVP near Pisco: 13 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 2005 at 1128 LT

Type of aircraft:

Let L-410

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EP-830

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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Pisco - Pisco

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79 03 04

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1979

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The twin engine aircraft departed Pisco Airport on a local training flight with 13 people on board, among them one Guatemalan instructor and several pilots under training on this model recently purchased by the Peruvian Armed Forces. Seven minutes after takeoff, the instructor shut down the left engine to simulate a failure when control was lost. The aircraft crashed and burned. All 13 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain in Ica: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1992

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain

Operator:

Aero Star

Registration:

OB-1458

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Illegal (smuggling)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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31-8052012

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1980

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Parked at Ica-Las Dunas Airport, the twin engine aircraft was stolen by three people who were able to takeoff. Shortly after liftoff, police officers shot the aircraft that crashed in a field. All three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down after being stolen.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Faucett F.19

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OB-PAR-148

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Cargo

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Desert

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Lima – Pisco – Tacna

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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 Douglas C-54D-5-DC in San Juan de Marcona: 14 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1947 at 0855 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

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42-72554

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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La Paz – Lima

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10659

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1945

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Enroute to Lima, it is believed that an engine caught fire. Most probably, the crew decided to divert to the Marcona Naval Station but the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a desert area located near San Juan de Marcona. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 14 occupants were killed.