ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29254
Last updated: 12 December 2020
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| Date: | 15-JAN-1996 |
| Time: | 14:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | Servicios Aéreos AQP SA |
| Registration: | OB-1403 |
| C/n / msn: | 31T-7720022 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mount Chachani, near Arequipa -
 Peru
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Tintaya/Yauri-Espinar (SPIY) |
| Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, Arequipa (AQP/SPQU) |
The aircraft was destroyed on January 15, 1996 when it apparently flew into the side of the 6,057 metre (19,872 foot) Mount Chachani, in Southern Peru towards the end of a flight to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, Arequipa. Aircraft had begun its descent for final approach.
The accident happened in daylight (about 14:05 Local Time) but possibly in poor weather. The aircraft was operating a flight from Yauri Airport, Yauti, Espinar, Cusco Region, on behalf Magma Copper Co. All five persons on board (crew of two and three passengers) were killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Apr-2017 15:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2017 19:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2017 19:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2017 19:08 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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