Date:	Friday 20 April 1951
Time:	evening
Type:	Beechcraft AT-11
Owner/operator:	Servicio Aerofotográfico Nacional (SAN)
Registration:	493
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Junín Region -   Peru
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Satipo (15:05)
Destination airport:	San Ramón

Narrative:
"Military transport plane ("avión de Transportes Aéreos Militares del Perú")"..."Beechcraft N°493" disappeared over Peruvian jungle area of the Campas tribes between Junín and Loreto Departments while flying in a storm. Mission to investigate the landing accident of TAM 488 at Satipo, 16 APR. Coronel FAP Juan Blume, Cmte FAP David Roca, Ten Ing. Luis Calderón, pilot Mayor José Winder, co-pilot Ten José Barrera and mechanic S.Of. Julio Vásquez. (1) wreckage of an aircraft with seven bodies inside discovered by natives in a jungle area of Alto Tintíayuyato, tributary of Alto Urupamba JUL 1955.

Note: "TAM N°488" (DC-3A-279B (4800), exPanagra NC28334) overrun runway on landing at Satipo, 16 APR 1951, damaged the landing gear, parts of the propellers and parts of the wings. Lima (06:45)-Satipo. Cap FAP Miguel Coquis, further four crew and four passengers unhurt.

La Nación (Santiago) 25 April 1951, p10/26 April 1951, p16/27 April 1951, p9/7 May 1951, p21
Scramble
El Deber (Arequipa) with same dates/23 August 1951, p6/(1) 25 July 1955, p1

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
23-Aug-2023 14:38	TB	Updated
07-Oct-2023 13:30	TB	Updated
08-Nov-2023 08:51	TB	Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
12-Nov-2024 10:15	TB	Updated [Operator, ]
03-Dec-2024 18:20	TB	Updated [Narrative, ]
06-Dec-2024 08:16	TB	Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ]
06-Dec-2024 16:15	TB	Updated [Narrative, ]