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| Date: | Monday 15 April 1929 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: | Stinson SM-1F Detroiter |
| Owner/operator: | Faucett |
| Registration: | OA-BB./. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 km from Salaverry -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ...volvía del Norte |
A Stinson Detroiter force-landed on a beach due to mechanical failure. Hit a sand dune with the wheels and was destroyed. Pilot Elmer J. Faucett and five passengers escaped uninjured.
Note: first operating OA-BBB (2) and OA-BBC (3) in early 1929, reported as Second Hand; SM-1B (cnM256/257) NC7023/24 exported to Faucett Peru in 1928 (Airhistory), apparently on lease
Faucett "Fairchild" (FC-2W, "68") suffered an accident during departure at Porongoche, 3 NOV 1929, 10:15, destroying the left landing gear and damaging the propeller (E.D. 4 NOV 1929, p3). Pilot Elliot, mechanic John Dick (PANAM) and seven passengers (two children) escaped unhurt.
Faucett N°2 suffering an accident at Las Palmas (Santa Beatriz-Las Palmas-Arequipa-Pisco), considerable damaged during emergency landing at an provisorical airstrip low on fuel, 19 OCT 1928. Pilot and five passenger unhurt. Faucett N°1 overtook the mail/passenger flights (E.D. 20 OCT 1928, p8) (= SM-1B N°1/2 ?).
(1) photo with a row of SM-1B OA-BBB(N°2) to BBQ (N°9) with N°3 (BBC) and N°7 (BBG) missing
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 17 April 1929, p10
El Deber (Arequipa) 17 April 1929, p8
The Stinsons of Elmer J. Faucett (LAAHS)
(1) https://iehap.pe/pdf/2008_Elmer_Faucett_y_el_Avion_Stinson.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2023 13:31 | TB | Added |
| 19-Nov-2023 17:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2024 09:42 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2024 19:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2024 14:40 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 24-Dec-2024 14:44 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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