ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58385
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| Date: | Friday 16 May 2003 |
| Time: | 11:27 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33-SF/SC |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Boliviana |
| Registration: | FAB-623 |
| MSN: | 042 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Huanchaco -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Carlos Martinez de Pinillos, Huanchaco |
| Santa Cruz/El Trompillo (SRZ/SLET) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
FAB-623, piloted by Major José Maldonado and Captain Juan Claros García was lost off the Peruvian coast. The accident was attributed to a sudden explosion in one of the combustible tanks, mainly because a similar incident had been avoided earlier in the ferry, while in Panama. Due to this event, the government ceased payments for the remaining aircraft being overhauled in Canada’s Kelowna Flight Craft.
The Port of Salaverry said last night that Air Force personnel of Peru (FAP), located and picked up at sea Pacasmayo, about 50 miles north of Trujillo, the remains of an antenna of the Bolivian military plane accident that on Monday shortly after takeoff from the airport of this city. The discovery took place in the area called El Charco.
However, the Commander Alberto Fuster Granthon said that the evidence gathered so yesterday I can confirm that the fuselage of the aircraft has been located on the seabed of Huanchaquito resort, facing the district of Huanchaco, Trujillo province.
He explained that the statement from the analysis of the trajectory of the aircraft en route to Lima and the data collected from the last communication with the airport control tower Carlos Martinez de Pinillos, Huanchaco, two minutes after takeoff.
"We regret to confirm that the plane fell when Bolivia had not yet finished taking flight, as it was in the takeoff stage. The ship is between three and six miles offshore, off the Huanchaquito resort district of Huanchaco, approximately 20 kilometers north of the city of Trujillo. "
Fuster Granthon said that although no wreckage sighted either by land or by sea (due to poor weather), it was determined that is in this area.
He added that today comes from Lima a patrol of the Navy of Peru, equipped with sonar to detect metal. With the help of this team will know exactly the scene as the time elapsed fuselage parts begin to fall off.
The Commander denied the rumors about that fishermen in the area spotted the ship at the time of the fall.
Sources:
Scramble 296
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=42881
http://www.aviacionboliviana.net/fab/pas/art_t33laahs.htm
http://www.p.airliners.net/photo/Bolivia---Air/Canadair-T-33A-F-Silver/1201292/&sid=4c36e97b6dd838dc38af69f7cbb6359c
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Feb-2012 23:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2016 18:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2016 18:15 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Apr-2016 18:20 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 11-Nov-2020 12:43 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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