ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 320974
| Date: | Friday 9 March 2012 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP |
| Registration: | FAP-317 |
| MSN: | 324 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Laguna Caballococha, Ramón Castilla, Loreto -
 Peru
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Iquitos Airport (IQT/SPQT) |
| Caballococha Airport (SPBC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter passenger plane sustained substantial damage in a hard water landing at Laguna Caballococha, Peru. The eight passengers and three crew members survived the accident.
The float-equipped airplane landed hard in a lagoon, causing the right hand pontoon to collapse. The airplane sank.
Sources:
Defensa.com
La Republica
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