Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
Status:
Date:08 DEC 1987
Type:Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M
Operator:Servicio Aeronaval de la Marina Peru
Registration: AE-560
C/n / msn: 10548
First flight: 1977
Total airframe hrs:5908
Cycles:4411
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37
Total:Fatalities: 42 / Occupants: 43
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:11 km (6.9 mls) NW off Lima-Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) (Peru) show on map
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Pucallpa Airport (PCL/SPCL), Peru
Destination airport:Lima-Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM/SPIM), Peru
Narrative:
The F-27, owned by the Peruvian Navy, was used to fly the Alianza Lima football team back to Lima. The gear failed to lock down on approach to Lima and a low flyby was flown to let the air traffic control tower check the gear. The gear seemed OK and the flight repositioned for another approach. The aircraft crashed into the sea.

Sources:
» Willem Wendt

Photos
photo of Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M AE-560
 

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 Pucallpa Airport to Lima-Jorge Chavez International Airport as the crow flies is 489 km (306 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.
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