ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29254
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Date: | Monday 15 January 1996 |
Time: | 14:05 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
Owner/operator: | Servicios Aéreos AQP SA |
Registration: | OB-1403 |
MSN: | 31T-7720022 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mount Chachani, near Arequipa -
Peru
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Tintaya/Yauri-Espinar (SPIY) |
Destination airport: | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, Arequipa (AQP/SPQU) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft was destroyed on January 15, 1996 when it apparently flew into the side of the 6,057 metre (19,872 foot) Mount Chachani, in Southern Peru towards the end of a flight to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, Arequipa. Aircraft had begun its descent for final approach.
The accident happened in daylight (about 14:05 Local Time) but possibly in poor weather. The aircraft was operating a flight from Yauri Airport, Yauti, Espinar, Cusco Region, on behalf Magma Copper Co. All five persons on board (crew of two and three passengers) were killed.
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http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
30-Apr-2017 15:40 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
13-Sep-2017 19:08 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
13-Sep-2017 19:08 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
10-Oct-2017 19:08 |
TB |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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