| Date: | Friday 12 September 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas DC-8-33F |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronaves del Peru |
| Registration: | N715UA |
| MSN: | 45386/62 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT4A- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Iquitos -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Lima-Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM/SPIM) |
| Iquitos Airport (IQT/SPQT) |
The DC-8-33F cargo plane crashed into the jungle near Iquitos in Peru. The aircraft was leased from Tropical Aircraft Leasing.
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Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); October 1979
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