Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 27 August 1992
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos Nacionales de la Selva – TANS
Registration Number: OB-1153
Location: near San Antonio del Estrecho –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Twin-engine aircraft (specifically the engines).Twin-engine aircraft (specifically the engines).
Category: Accident
A twin-engine float-equipped aircraft, FAP304, crashed into the jungle approximately 35 yards from the Algodon River after losing power during an emergency landing attempt from Iquitos to El Estrecho, Colombia. The aircraft was carrying military serial FAP304.A twin-engine float-equipped aircraft, FAP304, crashed into the jungle approximately 35 yards from the Algodon River after losing power during an emergency landing attempt from Iquitos to El Estrecho, Colombia. The aircraft was carrying military serial FAP304.
Description
The float-equipped Twin Otter crashed into the jungle 35 yards from the Algodon River when attempting an emergency landing after power loss of the engines. The aircraft had departed Iquitos at 11:25 hours on a flight to El Estrecho, a village on the border with Colombia. The airplane carried the dual military serial FAP304.
Primary Cause
Loss of engine power during an emergency landing.Loss of engine power during an emergency landing.Share on:
