Narrative:
The float-equipped Twin Otter crashed into the jungle 35 yards from the Algodon River when attempting an emergency landing after power loss of the engines. The aircraft had departed Iquitos at 11:25 hours on a flight to El Estrecho, a village on the border with Colombia.
The airplane carried the dual military serial FAP304.
Forced landing outside airport
» Scramble 161
» Scramble 162
» El Informador 29 October 1992, p6A
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 27 August 1992 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de la Selva - TANS |
| Registration: | OB-1153 |
| MSN: | 316 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near San Antonio del Estrecho ( Peru)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Iquitos Airport (IQT/SPQT), Peru |
| El Estrecho Airport (SPEE), Peru |
The float-equipped Twin Otter crashed into the jungle 35 yards from the Algodon River when attempting an emergency landing after power loss of the engines. The aircraft had departed Iquitos at 11:25 hours on a flight to El Estrecho, a village on the border with Colombia.
The airplane carried the dual military serial FAP304.
Classification:
All engine powerlossForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Flight International» Scramble 161
» Scramble 162
» El Informador 29 October 1992, p6A
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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 Iquitos Airport to El Estrecho Airport as the crow flies is 163 km (102 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Iquitos Airport to El Estrecho Airport as the crow flies is 163 km (102 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.
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