Status:	Definitief
Datum:	22 JAN 1943
Tijd:	15:15
Type:	Douglas DC-3A-399
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:	Pan American Grace Airways
Registratie:	NC33645
Constructienummer:	4124
Bouwjaar:	1941
Aantal vlieguren:	3179
Motoren:	2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830
Bemanning:	slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4
Passagiers:	slachtoffers: 10 / inzittenden: 11
Totaal:	slachtoffers: 14 / inzittenden: 15
Schade:	Afgeschreven
Gevolgen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:	NE of Chaparra (Peru)
Fase:	Kruisvlucht (ENR)
Soort vlucht:	Binnenlandse lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:	Arequipa-Rodriguez Ballon Airport (AQP/SPQU), Peru
Vliegveld van aankomst:	Lima-Callao International Airport (LIM/SPIM), Peru
Vluchtnummer:	9

Beschrijving:
Trip No. 9 departed from Santiago, Chile at 05:30 with Lima, Peru as its destination. The flight arrived at Arequipa, Peru at 13:59 for an intermediate stop. It left Arequipa at 14:09. At 14:25, the captain reported to Arequipa that the flight was "leaving control zone altitude 12,200, climbing on instruments, course 290."
Fifty minutes later, the DC-3 struck a mountain peak at an elevation of about 13,000 feet.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Action of the pilot in continuing the flight on instruments in the overcast, contrary to company flight procedure of which, according to the evidence, the pilot was aware. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1. Absence of adequate flight dispatch control by the company.; 2. Failure of the company to inaugurate and maintain written flight and operating procedures in such a form as to be constantly available for the guidance of pilots and dispatchers."

Bronnen:
» CAB File No. 408-43