Status: | |
Date: | Friday 8 December 1967 |
Time: | 12:00 |
Type: | Douglas C-54A-5-DC (DC-4) |
Operator: | Faucett Perú |
Registration: | OB-R-148 |
MSN: | 10284 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 66 / Occupants: 66 |
Total: | Fatalities: 72 / Occupants: 72 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Cordillera Carpish ( Peru)
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Crash site elevation: | 3109 m (10200 feet) amsl |
Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Huánuco Airport (HUU/SPHV), Peru |
Destination airport: | Tingo Maria Airport (TGI/SPGM), Peru |
Narrative:The DC-4 struck a 10500 feet mountain in the Cordillera de Carpish just 30 feet from the top.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Photos
accident date:
08-12-1967type: Douglas C-54A (DC-4)
registration: OB-R-148
Map
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 Tingo Maria Airport as the crow flies is 87 km (54 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.