Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 4 January 1945 |
Type: | Douglas DC-3A |
Operator: | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) |
Registration: | NC19470 |
MSN: | 11680 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 8 km (5 mls) S off Chorrillos ( Peru)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | Lima-Limatambo Airport (LIM/SPIM), Peru |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The DC-3 was boarded by two mechanics and two other persons at Lima-Limatambo Airport (LIM), Peru. They took off without permission and crashed into the sea off Chorrillos.
Sources:
» World Dirctory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
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El Litoral 5 January 1945, p1
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.