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| Date: | Sunday 7 December 1958 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon |
| Owner/operator: | Aerovías Madre de Dios SA |
| Registration: | OB-WBO |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | 3 km from Cuzco (CUZ) -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Cuzco (CUZ) |
| Puerto Maldonaro | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed shortly after take-off. Pilot/owner Capt Sebastián Benedett, co-pilot Jorge Chávez Rengifo and mechanic Oscar Salinas killed. Three passengers injured. Mixed cargo/passenger flight.
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 10 December 1958, p4 (2°Caderno)
Diario las Américas 10 December 1958, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Sep-2015 21:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2021 10:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2024 15:34 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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