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Last updated: 29 November 2021
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Date:Thursday 10 February 1949
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Tingo Maria Airport (TGI/SPGM), Peru
Destination airport:Huánuco Airport (HUU/SPHV), Peru
Narrative:
Struck a mountain peak while on approach to Huanuco.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

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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
  • 2723rd loss
  • 915th fatal accident
  • 157th worst accident (at the time)
  • 335th worst accident (currently)
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 Peru
  • The worst accident (at the time)
  • 27th worst accident (currently)
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