Narrative:
Trip No. 9 departed from Santiago, Chile at 05:30 with Lima, Peru as its destination. The flight arrived at Arequipa, Peru at 13:59 for an intermediate stop. It left Arequipa at 14:09. At 14:25, the captain reported to Arequipa that the flight was "leaving control zone altitude 12,200, climbing on instruments, course 290."
Fifty minutes later, the DC-3 struck a mountain peak at an elevation of about 13,000 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Action of the pilot in continuing the flight on instruments in the overcast, contrary to company flight procedure of which, according to the evidence, the pilot was aware. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1. Absence of adequate flight dispatch control by the company.; 2. Failure of the company to inaugurate and maintain written flight and operating procedures in such a form as to be constantly available for the guidance of pilots and dispatchers."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 22 January 1943 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A-399 |
| Operator: | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) |
| Registration: | NC33645 |
| MSN: | 4124 |
| First flight: | 1941 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3179 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | NE of Chaparra ( Peru)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Arequipa-Rodríguez Ballón Airport (AQP/SPQU), Peru |
| Lima-Callao International Airport (LIM/SPIM), Peru | |
| Flightnumber: | 9 |
Trip No. 9 departed from Santiago, Chile at 05:30 with Lima, Peru as its destination. The flight arrived at Arequipa, Peru at 13:59 for an intermediate stop. It left Arequipa at 14:09. At 14:25, the captain reported to Arequipa that the flight was "leaving control zone altitude 12,200, climbing on instruments, course 290."
Fifty minutes later, the DC-3 struck a mountain peak at an elevation of about 13,000 feet.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Action of the pilot in continuing the flight on instruments in the overcast, contrary to company flight procedure of which, according to the evidence, the pilot was aware. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1. Absence of adequate flight dispatch control by the company.; 2. Failure of the company to inaugurate and maintain written flight and operating procedures in such a form as to be constantly available for the guidance of pilots and dispatchers."
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» CAB File No. 408-43Photos
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Distance from Arequipa-Rodríguez Ballón Airport to Lima-Callao International Airport as the crow flies is 763 km (477 miles).
Distance from Arequipa-Rodríguez Ballón Airport to Lima-Callao International Airport as the crow flies is 763 km (477 miles).
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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Douglas DC-3
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- 127th loss
- 46th fatal accident
- 11th worst accident (at the time)
- 383rd worst accident (currently)
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- 29th worst accident (currently)
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