Narrative:
A de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo operated by the Peruvian Air Force went missing in the Junin Department. The wreckage was located on March 10, 1973. The airplane had impacted a mountainside.
» La Nación 3 March 1973, p26
» La Nación 18 March 1973, p26
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 1973 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 16 km (10 mls) from San Ramón ( Peru)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Inca Airport (SPTI), Peru |
| San Ramon/Capitan Alvarino Airport (SPRM), Peru |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo operated by the Peruvian Air Force went missing in the Junin Department. The wreckage was located on March 10, 1973. The airplane had impacted a mountainside.
Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreón 14-3-1973» La Nación 3 March 1973, p26
» La Nación 18 March 1973, p26
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Distance from Puerto Inca Airport to San Ramon/Capitan Alvarino Airport as the crow flies is 198 km (124 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Puerto Inca Airport to San Ramon/Capitan Alvarino Airport as the crow flies is 198 km (124 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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