ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-134A-3 OB-1553 Lima-J Chavez International Airport (LIM)
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Date:Saturday 15 April 1995
Type:Silhouette image of generic T134 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Tupolev Tu-134A-3
Operator:Imperial Air
Registration: OB-1553
MSN: 60206
First flight: 1977
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 68
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Lima-J Chavez International Airport (LIM) (   Peru)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Cuzco-Velazco Astete Airport (CUZ/SPZO), Peru
Destination airport:Lima-Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM/SPIM), Peru
Narrative:
Tyre failure after departure from Cuzco. The crew decided to continue to Lima but the left main gear would not extend. A landing was performed with this landing gear leg retracted.

Sources:
» Soviet Transports
» Airclaims
» Scramble 196 (p.61)


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photo of Tupolev-Tu-134A-3-OB-1553
accident date: 15-04-1995
type: Tupolev Tu-134A-3
registration: OB-1553
 

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 Cuzco-Velazco Astete Airport to Lima-Jorge Chávez International Airport as the crow flies is 584 km (365 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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