Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 May 1959
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos Peruanos – TAPSA
Registration Number: OB-WBP-507
Location: 30 km S of Tournavista –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft control systemsAircraft control systems
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a loss of control during flight, resulting in a crash into a hillside near Tournavista and Tarapato, Peru. The flight was domestic, originating from Lima to Pucallpa.An aircraft experienced a loss of control during flight, resulting in a crash into a hillside near Tournavista and Tarapato, Peru. The flight was domestic, originating from Lima to Pucallpa.
Description
Crashed into a hillside. The aircraft operated on a domestic flight from Lima to Pucallpa, Peru with en route stops at Tournavista and Tarapoto.
Source of Information
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/25688/, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/25689/http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/25688/, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/25689/Primary Cause
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