Narrative:
A Lockheed L-1649A Starliner cargo plane was transporting a cargo of cigarettes from Lima, Peru to Montevideo, Uruguay.
En route the airplane suffered problems with the no. 2 engine. The crew radioed Arica and requested permission to return. Shortly after commencing their return, the no. 1 engine caught fire. The Arica controller suggested they use a 600 meter long emergency field that the Chilean Air Force had prepared in Colchane, Chile near the village of Isluga.
Damaged beyond repair in forced landing.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 26 March 1969 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1649A Starliner |
| Operator: | Trans American Leasing Inc |
| Registration: | N7311C |
| MSN: | 1013 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Colchane ( Chile)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Lima-Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM/SPIM), Peru |
| Montevideo-Carrasco Airport (MVD/SUMU), Uruguay |
A Lockheed L-1649A Starliner cargo plane was transporting a cargo of cigarettes from Lima, Peru to Montevideo, Uruguay.
En route the airplane suffered problems with the no. 2 engine. The crew radioed Arica and requested permission to return. Shortly after commencing their return, the no. 1 engine caught fire. The Arica controller suggested they use a 600 meter long emergency field that the Chilean Air Force had prepared in Colchane, Chile near the village of Isluga.
Damaged beyond repair in forced landing.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» conniesurvivors.comPhotos
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 Lima-Jorge Chávez International Airport to Montevideo-Carrasco Airport as the crow flies is 3297 km (2061 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Lima-Jorge Chávez International Airport to Montevideo-Carrasco Airport as the crow flies is 3297 km (2061 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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