Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 01 AUG 1980 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-8-43F |
| Operator: | Aeronaves del Peru |
| Registration: | OB-R-1143 |
| C/n / msn: | 45598/57 |
| First flight: | 1960 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls Royce 508-12 Conway |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 24 km (15 mls) from Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX) (Mexico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Lima-Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM/SPIM), Peru |
| Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
The aircraft crashed into a fog-shrouded Cerro Lilio. The pilot had just reported that he was descending from FL110 to FL090.
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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 Lima-Jorge Chavez International Airport to Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport as the crow flies is 4228 km (2642 miles).
Distance from Lima-Jorge Chavez International Airport to Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport as the crow flies is 4228 km (2642 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.
