Narrative:
The TAPSA Curtiss C-46 crashed in a field, immediately after takeoff.
accident date: 08-05-1959
type: Curtiss C-46 Super C
registration: OB-QAM
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 8 May 1959 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 Super C |
| Operator: | Transportes Aéreos Peruanos - TAPSA |
| Registration: | OB-QAM |
| MSN: | 26709 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Cuzco-Velazco Astete Airport (CUZ) ( Peru)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cuzco-Velazco Astete Airport (CUZ/SPZO), Peru |
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The TAPSA Curtiss C-46 crashed in a field, immediately after takeoff.
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accident date: 08-05-1959
type: Curtiss C-46 Super C
registration: OB-QAM
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