| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 23, 2005 |
| Time: | 1506 |
| Location: | Near Pucallpa, Peru |
| Operator: | TANS Peru |
| Flight #: | 204 |
| Route: | Lima - Pucallpa - Iquitos |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-737-244 |
| Registration: | OB-1809 |
| cn / ln: | 22580/87 |
| Aboard: | 98 (passengers:92 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 40 (passengers:36 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane was about to land at Pucallpa when it ran into strong winds from a tropical storm. The pilot tried to make an emergency landing without its landing gear on a road near the jungle airport. The plane crashed, broke up and caught fire about 2 miles from the airport. Passengers reported heavy turbulence and flames when the plane crashed. The exact cause of the crash is still unknown, but it is believed that the plane was making an emergency landing because of a hailstorm. |
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