Last updated: 1 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 24 August 1962 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Faucett |
| Registration: | OB-PBN-659 |
| MSN: | 25839/14394 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Cerro Puena Paz ( Peru)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| San Ramon/Capitan Alvarino Airport (SPRM), Peru |
The Peruvian DC-3 crashed in the jungle, killing all on board. The aircraft transported equipment and technicians from oil exploration company "Cerro de Pasco Corporation" back to San Ramón. Contact was lost seven minutes before landing.
Newspaper La Nacion reports that the aircraft was located on a mountain named Peña Blas. Other sources name the location as Cerro Puena Paz.
Sources:
» La Nacion 26 August 1962, p46» La Nacion 28 August 1962, p35
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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.
