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| Date: | Monday 7 January 2002 |
| Time: | 05:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Servicios Aereos Tarapoto E.I.R.L |
| Registration: | OB-1757 |
| MSN: | 30-1199 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 mi from Tarapoto Airport -
 Peru
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Yurimaguas Airport (YMS/SPMS) |
| Tarapoto Airport (TPP/SPST) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On January 7, 2002, at 10:30 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-30 twin-engine airplane, Peruvian Registration OB-1757, was destroyed upon collision with trees and terrain following a loss of engine power near Tarapoto, in the Republic of Peru. The commercial pilot and the 5 passengers were not injured. The airplane, serial number 30-1199, was owned and operated by Servicios Aereos Tarapoto E.I.R.L., of Tarapoto, Peru. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the on-demand air taxi flight for which a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport, Yurimaguas, Peru, approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident. The flight terminated approximately 15 miles short of the landing threshold for runway 35 at the Tarapoto Airport (Cadete FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport), Tarpoto, Peru
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: WAS02WA015 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20020109X00049&ntsbno=WAS02WA015&akey=1
2. http://aviation-accidents.axlegeeks.com/l/27778/Tarapoto-Accident-on-Oct-15-2002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2017 00:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Oct-2025 13:41 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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