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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1944 |
| Time: | c. 12:15 |
| Type: | Stinson Faucett F-19 (SM-6B) |
| Owner/operator: | Faucett |
| Registration: | OB-BBX/24 |
| MSN: | 15 ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Puerto Maldonado -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Maldonado (11:55) |
| Iberia |
"Faucett N°24" caught fire and crashed in river Las Piedras, Madre de Dios Departamento, due to mechanical probems about 15 minutes after departure. Pilot Cap Carlos Insúa Hoyos and mechanic José Gabriel Pozo. Four passengers survived. Two crew and eleven workers.
Note: "Faucett N°24" force-landed in a field at Chuyamba (*Chota, Cajamarca) 26 MAR 1943. As "completely damaged" in local press report. Seven passengers and pilot Vargas Prada escaped unhurt (*A Noite 28 MAR 1943, p6/El Litoral 27 MAR 1943, p2)
Sources:
El Deber (Arequipa) 29 April 1944, p6
https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP726-1-1-55-99
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2015 16:51 | TB | Added |
| 25-Aug-2023 20:10 | TB | Updated |
| 26-Aug-2023 06:42 | TB | Updated |
| 10-Sep-2023 18:24 | TB | Updated |
| 15-Dec-2024 07:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2024 13:36 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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