Narrative:
Crashed into a hillside.
The aircraft operated on a domestic flight from Lima to Pucallpa, Peru with en route stops at Tournavista and Tarapoto.
» El Litoral, 16-5-1959
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 13 May 1959 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Transportes Aéreos Peruanos - TAPSA |
| Registration: | OB-WBP-507 |
| MSN: | 26829 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 30 km (18.8 mls) S of Tournavista ( Peru)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tournavista Airport (SPTR), Peru |
| Tarapoto Airport (TPP/SPST), Peru |
Crashed into a hillside.
The aircraft operated on a domestic flight from Lima to Pucallpa, Peru with en route stops at Tournavista and Tarapoto.
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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 Tournavista Airport to Tarapoto Airport as the crow flies is 322 km (201 miles).
Distance from Tournavista Airport to Tarapoto Airport as the crow flies is 322 km (201 miles).
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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