26
Mar
Douglas DC-6 – CP-2251
The DC-6 left Guayaquil on February 27 on a ferry flight to La Paz. The aircraft was diverted to Tumbes due to problems (backfiring) on...
26
Mar
Yakovlev Yak-40 – OB-1559
Struck Cerro Carpish at 4000 m, 6 min after leaving Tingo Maria.
26
Mar
Convair CV-440 – CP-2256
Two hours after takeoff from Lima, the crew smelled compass fluid and realised that the magnetic compass had become unreliable. Because...
26
Mar
26
Mar
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 – OB-1155
The float-equipped aircraft crashed into a lake following an engine failure. The aircraft carried a dual military registration FAP306.
26
Mar
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 – OB-1153
The float-equipped Twin Otter crashed into the jungle 35 yards from the Algodon River when attempting an emergency landing after power ...
26
Mar
Douglas DC-8-33AF – OB-1456
The DC-8 sustained a nose gear collapse on landing rollout at Iquitos Airport's runway 06. After touchdown the crew noticed a 'gear uns...
26
Mar
Antonov An-24RV – OB-1439
The aircraft landed far down the runway and overran 150 m onto rough ground. The landing gear collapsed.
26
Mar
26
Mar
McDonnell Douglas DC-8 –
Faucett Airlines Flight 339, a DC-8 aircraft, was hijacked during a domestic flight from Trujillo (TRU) to Lima (LIM) by a man armed wi...