ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22942
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| Date: | Friday 18 October 1996 |
| Time: | 13:09 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 Titan |
| Owner/operator: | Aerodat |
| Registration: | C-FYUQ |
| MSN: | 404-0047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Huancayo, Junín -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Pucallpa (SPCL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft departed on a geophysical survey flight. The aircraft had 10 hours of fuel on board at takeoff. About 2.5 hours after takeoff, there was a brief ELT signal which was identified as coming from the aircraft. A search for the aircraft was initiated. A helicopter involved in the search located the burnt wreckage of an aircraft. The helicopter was unable to land and no one on board could identify the aircraft.
CAUSE: controlled flight into terrain for unknown reasons.
Sources:
1996O0486
http://www.iagsa.ca/1996/10/cessna-404-peru-controlled-flight-into-terrain-for-unknown-reasons/
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jan-2011 16:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2011 17:04 | TB | Updated [Cn] |
| 13-Oct-2017 18:32 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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