26
Mar
Douglas DC-8-33F – N715UA
The DC-8-33F cargo plane crashed into the jungle near Iquitos in Peru. The aircraft was leased from Tropical Aircraft Leasing.
26
Mar
McDonnell Douglas DC-8 –
Several hundred Cuban refugees broke through a terminal door and entered the ramp area at Lima-Callao International Airport in Peru. Th...
26
Mar
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Mar
26
Mar
Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules – OB-R-1004
Engine failure on takeoff. The aircraft carried the dual Peruvian Air Force serial FAP-395.
26
Mar
Boeing 727-78 – CC-CFG
The aircraft was hijacked by four passengers shortly after takeoff from Arica, Chile. They demanded the release of two political prison...
26
Mar
Douglas C-54A-1-DO (DC-4) – OB-R-247
Impacted Cerro Pintado, about 7 minutes after takeoff from Trujillo.
26
Mar
Canadair CC-106 Yukon (CL-44) – OB-R-1104
The CC-106 transport aircraft failed to arrive at Caracas Airport, Venezuela and was declared missing. The wreckage was never located.
26
Mar
Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) – 43-48296
Crashed in Andes mountains. Found after ten days. Colonel John R. Hawkins (Chief of US Air Force Mission Peru) was among those killed.
26
Mar