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| Date: | Friday 4 August 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Noorduyn Norseman |
| Owner/operator: | Taxpa ? |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Pimentel -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Talara |
| Chiclayo | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Chilean" airplane "Norseman" ditched near the port of Pimentel, Dept.Lambayyeque during flight from Burbank, CA to Chile. Engine fire after 15 minutes in flight. Pilot Manfredo Sams Burgel (28) and co-pilot Guillermo Soto Ovalle (27) salvaged by fishing ship "Almirante Guisse". Operator as "companhia chilena RAPSA" in report. Ferry/delivery to Taxpa Chile ?
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 5 August 1961, p1
La Union (Pacasmayo) 5 August 1961, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2019 15:40 | TB | Added |
| 05-Sep-2019 16:21 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Sep-2019 11:30 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Nov-2019 11:45 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Nov-2019 16:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Nature, ] |
| 16-Aug-2023 08:23 | TB | Updated |
| 19-Oct-2024 06:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2024 06:49 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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