Accident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 20 MAY 1989 |
| Type: | Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Operator: | Policía Nacional del Perú |
| Registration: | PNP-021 |
| C/n / msn: | 208-00145 |
| First flight: | 1989 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 100 km (62.5 mls) E of Huaral (Peru)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tingo Maria Airport (TGI/SPGM), Peru |
| Lima-Callao International Airport (LIM/SPIM), Peru |
The Peruvian Police Cessna Caravan struck Mount Huacranacro in the Cordillera de los Andes.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 274
» Scramble Vol.11, nr.06
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 Tingo Maria Airport to Lima-Callao International Airport as the crow flies is 344 km (215 miles).
Distance from Tingo Maria Airport to Lima-Callao International Airport as the crow flies is 344 km (215 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.
