Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 16 November 1954
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos Militares – TAM Per£
Registration Number: 403
Location: near Jirishanga –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the wing and fuselage).Aircraft structure (specifically the wing and fuselage).
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed into an ice wall at an altitude of 18000 feet, en route to Lima on December 18, 1954. The wreckage was discovered.A DC-3 aircraft crashed into an ice wall at an altitude of 18000 feet, en route to Lima on December 18, 1954. The wreckage was discovered.
Description
The DC-3 crashed into an ice wall at 18000 feet en route to Lima. The wreckage was found 4 December 1954
Primary Cause
Ice wall collision.Ice wall collision.Share on:
