Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 20 January 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos Militares – TAM Per£
Location: near Pullo –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraftDC-3 aircraft
Category: Accident
On January 23, 1951, a DC-3 aircraft disappeared during a flight from Lima-Limatambo Airport to Arequipa, Peru. The aircraft carried a body and family members to a funeral ceremony at Arequipa. The flight departed Limatambo at 16:00 and did not arrive Arequipa. The last radio contact was over Punta Lomas at 17:35. The aircraft was discovered near Chala in the Andes mountains, with no survivors.On January 23, 1951, a DC-3 aircraft disappeared during a flight from Lima-Limatambo Airport to Arequipa, Peru. The aircraft carried a body and family members to a funeral ceremony at Arequipa. The flight departed Limatambo at 16:00 and did not arrive Arequipa. The last radio contact was over Punta Lomas at 17:35. The aircraft was discovered near Chala in the Andes mountains, with no survivors.
Description
The DC-3 disappeared during a flight from Lima-Limatambo Airport to Arequipa, Peru. The aircraft carried a body and family members to a funeral ceremony at Arequipa. It departed Limatambo at 16:00, and did not arrive Arequipa. Last radio contact was over Punta Lomas at 17:35. The aircraft was found on 23 January 1951 near Chala in Andes mountains. There were no survivors.
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