Narrative:
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registered OB-1922P, departed at 07:10 from Nazca Airport, Peru for a 45-minute sightseeing flight of the Nazca lines.
The airplane failed to return and was declared missing. Authorities suspect that the airplane was hijacked. A number of passengers used false identities.
The pilot and copilot were kept hostage by the hijackers until their release, 21 days later. The airplane is still missing.
» Secuestran avioneta en Nasca (Correo Peru)
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 10 June 2010 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator: | Aerodiana |
| Registration: | OB-1922-P |
| MSN: | 208B2099 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | within Peru ( Peru)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nazca-Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC/SPZA), Peru |
| Nazca-Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC/SPZA), Peru |
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registered OB-1922P, departed at 07:10 from Nazca Airport, Peru for a 45-minute sightseeing flight of the Nazca lines.
The airplane failed to return and was declared missing. Authorities suspect that the airplane was hijacked. A number of passengers used false identities.
The pilot and copilot were kept hostage by the hijackers until their release, 21 days later. The airplane is still missing.
Sources:
» Espérennos... estamos bien (La Republica 1-7-2010)» Secuestran avioneta en Nasca (Correo Peru)
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