ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan OB-1922-P Peru
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Thursday 10 June 2010
Type:Silhouette image of generic C208 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Operator:Aerodiana
Registration: OB-1922-P
MSN: 208B2099
First flight:
Engines: 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Missing
Aircraft fate: Presumed damaged beyond repair
Location:within Peru (   Peru)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Nazca-Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC/SPZA), Peru
Destination airport:Nazca-Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC/SPZA), Peru
Narrative:
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registered OB-1922P, departed at 07:10 from Nazca Airport, Peru for a 45-minute sightseeing flight of the Nazca lines.
The airplane failed to return and was declared missing. Authorities suspect that the airplane was hijacked. A number of passengers used false identities.
The pilot and copilot were kept hostage by the hijackers until their release, 21 days later. The airplane is still missing.

Sources:
» Espérennos... estamos bien (La Republica 1-7-2010)
» Secuestran avioneta en Nasca (Correo Peru)


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