| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 10 February 1949 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Faucett |
| Registration: | OB-PAV-223 |
| MSN: | 26819/15374 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Huánuco ( Peru)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tingo Maria Airport (TGI/SPGM), Peru |
| Huánuco Airport (HUU/SPHV), Peru |
Struck a mountain peak while on approach to Huanuco.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Tingo Maria Airport to Huánuco Airport as the crow flies is 87 km (54 miles).
Distance from Tingo Maria Airport to Huánuco Airport as the crow flies is 87 km (54 miles).
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.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 2725th loss
- 923rd fatal accident
- 157th worst accident (at the time)
- 334th worst accident (currently)
Peru- The worst accident (at the time)
- 27th worst accident (currently)
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