- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 22, 1979 |
Time: | 1400 |
Location: | Near Puerto Esperanza, Peru |
Operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Peru |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Pucallpa - Puerto Esperanza |
AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo |
Registration: | FAP-348 |
cn / ln: | 55 |
Aboard: | 29 (passengers:24 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 29 (passengers:24 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into the jungle on a domestic flight 20 miles from its destination. Severe thunderstorms associated with windshear and a hurricane is believed to have caused the crash. |
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