ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180181
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Stinson Faucett F-19 (SM-6B) |
| Owner/operator: | Faucett |
| Registration: | OB-BBX/24 |
| MSN: | 15 ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Madre de Dios -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Puerto Maldonado |
"Faucett N°24" caught fire and crashed in river Piedras. Pilot Cap Carlos Insúa. Mechanic José Gabriel Pozo. Four passengers survived. Two crew and eleven workers.
Note: "Faucett N°24" force-landed in a field at Chuyamba (*Chota, Cajamarca) 26 MAR 1943. As "completely damaged" in local press report. Seven passengers and pilot Vargas Prada escaped unhurt (*A Noite 28 MAR 1943, p6/El Litoral 27 MAR 1943, p2)
Sources:
El Deber (Arequipa) 29 April 1944, p6
https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP726-1-1-55-99
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2015 16:51 | TB | Added |
| 25-Aug-2023 20:10 | TB | Updated |
| 26-Aug-2023 06:42 | TB | Updated |
| 10-Sep-2023 18:24 | TB | Updated |
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