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| Date: | Wednesday 15 September 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Stinson Faucett F-10 (SM-6B) |
| Owner/operator: | Faucett |
| Registration: | OA-BBR/18 |
| MSN: | 09 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Atocongo -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Arica |
| Lima | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a hill in dense fog. US pilot Stanley Harvey and seven passengers, including two Chileans.
Note: photo of Stinson Faucett F-10 OA-BBQ/17 on military visit at El Bosque, Chile: La Nación (Santiago) 12 April 1937, p27); Faucett 15/16 in mid-air collision at Chachan Aerodrome/Tacna 21 FEB 1937, 09:50; both landed safely (E.D. 22 FEB 1937, p3); Faucett 17 Force-landed at Chala/Tres Puertos 17 NOV 1942, pilot Carlos Frias, landing gear and propeller bend (E.D. 18 NOV 1942, p1)
Sources:
El Deber (Arequipa) 16 September 1937, p8
https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP726-1-1-48-212
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jan-2010 02:56 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2010 11:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, ] |
| 23-Jun-2016 18:21 | TB | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2019 17:59 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2019 18:02 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Oct-2019 09:06 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jul-2023 17:04 | TB | Updated |
| 09-Sep-2023 13:03 | TB | Updated |
| 21-Oct-2023 14:41 | TB | Updated |
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