| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 5 November 1994 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator: | Servicios Aéreos Amazonicos |
| Registration: | OB-1569 |
| MSN: | 9141020 |
| First flight: | 1972 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 26 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Saposoa Airport (SQU) ( Peru)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Trujillo Airport (TRU/SPRU), Peru |
| Saposoa Airport (SQU/SPOA), Peru |
The Yakovlev 40 pilot reportedly delayed touchdown to avoid a pedestrian on the runway. The aircraft overran the runway, fell into the bed of the Saposoa River and broke up.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Flight International 18-24 January 95
» Scramble 187
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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 Trujillo Airport to Saposoa Airport as the crow flies is 285 km (178 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Trujillo Airport to Saposoa Airport as the crow flies is 285 km (178 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.
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