Accident Lockheed R5O-6 Lodestar 553, Thursday 22 October 1959
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Date:Thursday 22 October 1959
Time:11:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic L18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed R5O-6 Lodestar
Owner/operator:Servicio Aerofotográfico Nacional (SAN)
Registration: 553
MSN: 14-2523
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 km from Pisco Airport -   Peru
Phase: Landing
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Lima
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
"PB2 Lockheed" N°553 crashed while attempting to land at Pisco due to an emergency. Pilot Major FAP Armando Tipacti Ramos, co-pilot Cap FAP Gabriel Calderón Fischer and two sub-ofic.technicans. Aerofotografical mission in the Ica and Pisco area.

Sources:

La Union (Pacasmayo) 23 October 1959, p2
El Deber (Arequipa) 23 October 1959, p1
La Prensa (Lima) 23 October 1959, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Nov-2024 20:47 TB Added
06-Dec-2024 08:17 TB Updated [Operator, ]
18-Mar-2025 06:46 jemr69 Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]

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