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| Date: | Tuesday 13 March 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29S |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP |
| Registration: | 031 |
| MSN: | 29607/15161 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 km from BA Chiclayo -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chiclayo-Capitan FAP Jose Abelardo Quiñones Airport (CIX/SPHI) |
| Chiclayo-Capitan FAP Jose Abelardo Quiñones Airport (CIX/SPHI) |
The plane crashed as a result of a technical malfunction returning from air display. The pilot Cdte Ricardo Carcia Tello ejected safely from about 200 meters.
Sources:
http://www.emol.com/noticias/internacional/2001/03/13/48889/mig-29-peruano-se-estrello-en-vuelo-de-prueba.html
https://larepublica.pe/politica/328461-accidente-de-mig-29-confirma-sospechas-sobre-deficiencias-tecnicas-de-aeronaves-en-plena-e
http://www.airbase.ru/crashes/mig29/
AFM May 2001
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2012 02:23 | marko | Added |
| 26-Feb-2012 04:08 | marko69 | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 30-Oct-2014 08:35 | Koumes 71 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-Dec-2017 09:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2019 13:07 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2020 08:17 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:21 | AlLach | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 20-Feb-2025 07:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 20-Feb-2025 08:07 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
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