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| Date: | Friday 28 July 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Escuela de Aviación Juan Bielovucic Cavalier |
| Registration: | OB-1334 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Trujillo Airport, Trujillo, Department of La Libertad -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chiclayo, Department of Lambayeque |
| Trujillo Airport (TRU/SPRU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 172N Skyhawk instruction flight with four individuals aboard was reported missing after contact with the aircraft and PAF Captain Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport in Trujillo, Department of La Libertad ceased on its approach. The wreckage of the plane was located in the sea. All four occupants died in the crash.On August 2, a body was found on the sea by the Peruvian Air Force, being transported to the city of Trujillo for its identification.
Sources:
https://elcomercio.pe/peru/avioneta-desaparece-trujillo-hallan-los-cuatro-cuerpos-de-tripulantes-de-la-avioneta-cessna-172-que-desaparecio-en-el-mar-de-huanchaco-juan-bielovucic-cavalier-ultimas-noticia/
https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2023/07/28/avioneta-cessna-accidente-en-vivo-desaparecidos-rescate-y-ultimas-noticias-en-el-mar-de-trujillo-huanchaco-la-libertad-aeropuerto-carlos-martinez-de-pinillos-lrsd-1170848
http://www.laindustria.pe/nota/23455-mtc-cuatro-embarcaciones-buscan-a-ocupantes-de-avioneta-extraviada-en-trujillo
www.infobae.com
https://jbcaviacion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1.1-1024x828.jpeg (photo)
Media:
Comunicado oficial N°003-2023 pic.twitter.com/7qdwDk0RHt
— Fuerza Aérea del Perú (@fapperu) August 3, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2023 06:55 | hmmptwizzle | Added |
| 29-Jul-2023 06:57 | harro | Updated |
| 29-Jul-2023 07:04 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 30-Jul-2023 06:10 | Twitter xd | Updated |
| 30-Jul-2023 06:19 | hmmptwizzle | Updated |
| 30-Jul-2023 07:29 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 03-Aug-2023 05:40 | Anon. | Updated |
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