Tacna | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

En route, the crew informed ATC about the failure of the right engine and elected to divert to Tacna or Arica for an emergency landing. The captain increase power on the left engine and realized he was unable to reach the nearest airport so he attempt to land on a plateau located on the Vizcacha Mountains. The airplane lost height and eventually crashed on a rocky area. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the failure of the right engine was the consequence of an inappropriate maintenance.

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:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Guayaquil – Arica

MSN:

9659

YOM:

1943

Location:

Tacna

Country:

Peru

Region:

South America

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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 Douglas DC-6B on Mt Chachacomani: 39 killed

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1963 at 1355 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-6

Operator:

Registration:

CP-707

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Arica – La Paz – Cochabamba

MSN:

43547

YOM:

1951

Flight number:

LB915

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Captain / Total flying hours:

10069

Captain / Total hours on type:

1319.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

4034

Copilot / Total hours on type:

910

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Arica on the return flight at approximately 1327 hours Bolivian time. It was to be an eight-hour, VFR flight, and the aircraft was to cruise at 17,000 feet. Eight minutes after take-off the crew advised ATC at Cochabamba of the departure time, the number of passengers on board, the aircraft's weight and the amount of fuel being carried. Between 1347 and 1348 the air traffic controller at La Paz advised that Panagra flights 701 and 393, flying at 22,000 and 21,000 feet were estimating Charaña at 1355 and Arica at 1351 respectively. Flight 915 acknowledged the message. ATC at La Paz called the flight at approximately 1400 hours, and several times thereafter, to report on the new positions of the two Panagra aircraft, which were in the Arica zone but received no reply. It was determined subsequently that the aircraft crashed into Chachacomani Peak (latitude 17°49'00'', longitude 69°50'00''W) in Peruvian territory near the Chilean border at an altitude of 14,250 feet, sometime between 1351 and 1355. The wreckage was spotted by the crew of a reconnaissance aircraft few hours later and the first rescuers arrived on scene later to confirm that all 39 occupants have been killed.

Probable cause:

A flight under visual flight rules was attempted below the minimum altitude indicated in the flight plan in weather conditions that were marginal for this type of operation and were associated with the severe turbulence which usually exists in that region (western area).

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Crash of a Potez 56 in Palca: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Potez 56

Operator:

Registration:

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Iquique – Arica – Tacna

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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.