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| Date: | Thursday 11 April 2024 |
| Time: | c. 10:31 |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage 2000P |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Perú (FAP) |
| Registration: | 064 |
| MSN: | 36 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pichu Pichu -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | La Joya AFB, Arequipa |
A Mirage 2000 from Grupo No.4 of Fuerza Aérea del Perú (FAP) lost contact with its base, La Joya AFB during a navigation training flight. FAP launched a search and rescue operation of the pilot, with no results. The SAR flights were halted until April 12. Search operations continued on 12 April 2024. That day the wreckage of the airplane was found.
Sources:
https://rpp.pe/peru/arequipa/fuerza-aerea-del-peru-suspende-busqueda-de-aeronave-que-perdio-comunicacion-con-la-base-area-de-la-joya-noticia-1547264
https://peru21.pe/peru/arequipa-desaparece-piloto-de-avion-mirage-en-vuelo-de-ejercicio-mirage-arequipa-fuerza-aerea-del-peru-ministerio-de-defensa-ejercicios-noticia/
Images:
Parts of the aircraft after the accident, and a photo of the plane before the accident.
Media:
FAP statement no.4 on X:
COMUNICADO OFICIAL N° 003 - 2024 - FAP pic.twitter.com/iARbPS8QAZ
— Fuerza Aérea del Perú (@fapperu) April 11, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2024 04:51 | poxipol | Added |
| 12-Apr-2024 13:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2024 17:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2024 17:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 14-Apr-2024 11:39 | Bryanlc19_ap | Updated [Registration, Cn, Photo, ] |
| 23-Apr-2024 09:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 21-Oct-2024 14:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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