Narrative:The Antonov An-26 transport aircraft impacted a mountainside while on a flight from Lima to Iquitos via Saposoa, Peru. The wreckage was located on a steep incline, on June 27, nine days after the accident.
All occupants were killed in the crash. There were 40 passengers and six crew members registered as being om board. However, it appeared three additional crew members and one passenger were on the flight.
Classification:
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 248
» El Informador 1 July 1987, p10A
»
Soviet Transports»
Joplin Globe, June 28, 1987 (Page 8)
Photos
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 Lima-Jorge Chávez International Airport to Saposoa Airport as the crow flies is 562 km (351 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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.