Incident Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor OA-AAB/19,
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Date:Sunday 17 October 1937
Time:c. 11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic TRIM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor
Owner/operator:Aerovias Peruanas S.A.
Registration: OA-AAB/19
MSN: 5-AT-61
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Mollendo -   Peru
Phase:
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Mollendo
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Struck a hill with the undercarriage in drizzle after departure from Mollendo. Overturned in the subsequent crash-landing in a field and came to rest upside down. Undercarriage broke and center engine damaged. Pilot, radio-operator, three women and five male passengers escaped unhurt.

Sources:

El Deber (Arequipa) 18 October 1937, p7

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Sep-2023 16:06 TB Added
09-Sep-2023 16:07 TB Updated
10-Sep-2023 18:47 TB Updated

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