Date: | Wednesday 14 January 1970 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas RC-54V (DC-4) |
Owner/operator: | Faucett Perú |
Registration: | OB-R-776 |
MSN: | 10591 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Pozo Chuño Mountain, Contumazá district -
Peru
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Trujillo Airport (TRU/SPRU) |
Destination airport: | Juanjuí Airport (JJI/SPJI) |
Narrative:Crashed into a mountain.
CAUSE: Probable causes were: 1) Mental state of pilot-in-command which adversely affected judgment and efficiency. 2) Human error by PIC. 3) Faulty control of air traffic. 4) Inadequate meteorological conditions. 5) Faulty navaids along the route.
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- 24th worst accident in 1970
- 50th worst accident of this aircraft type
- 48th worst accident of this aircraft type at the time
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