Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 20 APR 1972 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47D |
| Operator: | Servicio Aéreo de Transportes Comerciales (SATCO) |
| Registration: | OB-R-653 |
| C/n / msn: | 17102/34369 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Moyobamba (Peru) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Chiclayo-Capitan FAP Jose Abelardo Quiñones Airport (CIX/SPHI), Peru |
| Moyobamba Airport (MBP/SPBB), Peru |
The DC-3 took off from Chiclayo at 15:24 for a flight to Tarapota via Moyobamba. Last radio contact with the flight was at 16:15 when the crew asked for traffic and weather info at Moyobamba. The DC-3 was found to have struck a mountain.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The pilot elected to use a cruising altitude lower than stipulated in order to save time and continue flying in VFR conditions.
Sources:
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Chiclayo-Capitan FAP Jose Abelardo Quiñones Airport to Moyobamba Airport as the crow flies is 326 km (204 miles).
Distance from Chiclayo-Capitan FAP Jose Abelardo Quiñones Airport to Moyobamba Airport as the crow flies is 326 km (204 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
