Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Tuesday 9 July 1991 |
Type: | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 |
Operator: | Aerochasqui |
Registration: | OB-1218 |
MSN: | 232 |
First flight: | 1982-01-20 (9 years 6 months) |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Bellavista Airport (BLP) ( Peru)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Bellavista Airport (BLP/SPBL), Peru |
Destination airport: | Pucallpa Airport (PCL/SPCL), Peru |
Narrative:A CASA C-212 Aviocar passenger plane, operated by the Peruvian domestic airline Aerochasqui, was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Bellavista Airport (BLP), Peru. All fifteen on board were killed.
It appeared that five police officers of the National Police's Anti-Subversive Detachment had opened fire on the aircraft as it was taking off. The bullets hit the pilot, co-pilot, passenger cabin and parts of the aircraft. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed.
The policemen were controlling and searching the vehicles that passed on the road near the airport. Upon noticing that the aircraft was preparing for departure, they raised their arms trying to stop it with the purpose of carrying out a cargo and passenger control.
When they did not succeed in stopping the aircraft they started firing their weapons.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 153 days (5 months) | Accident number: | report | Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
» Perú: Avión Derribado Por Policías (El Tiempo, 11-7-1991).
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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 Bellavista Airport to Pucallpa Airport as the crow flies is 264 km (165 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.