| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 4 febrero 1962 |
| Hora: | 10:05 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) |
| Operador: | Faucett |
| Registración: | OB-PBH-530 |
| Numéro de série: | 7331 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1942 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 18 / Ocupantes: 18 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 17 km (10.6 milles) NE of Tingo Maria ( Perú)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Huánuco Airport (HUU/SPHV), Perú |
| Pucallpa Airport (PCL/SPCL), Perú |
Bad weather along the route forced the crew to return to Huanuco. This message, at 09:55, was the last one received from the flight. Eyewitnesses reported the aircraft 'falling and revolving in its descent' to the ground. The DC-3 struck the ground near the base of a hill.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "For undetermined reasons, the port elevator separated from the aircraft in flight."
Fuentes:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.14 Volume I, Circular 71-AN/63 (12-14)Fotos
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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 Huánuco Airport to Pucallpa Airport as the crow flies is 244 km (152 miles).
Distance from Huánuco Airport to Pucallpa Airport as the crow flies is 244 km (152 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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