Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 2 April 1967
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar
Owner/operator: Trans Caribbean Enterprises
Registration Number: N706G
Location: off Ventanilla –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft wings and tail section.Aircraft wings and tail section.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed into the sea off Ventanilla after contact was lost while intending to land at Lima-Callao Airport. The aircraft broke in two parts and sank to a depth of 30 meters. Only one floating body was recovered; According to Peruvian newspaper articles, only the pilot and two others were on board.A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed into the sea off Ventanilla after contact was lost while intending to land at Lima-Callao Airport. The aircraft broke in two parts and sank to a depth of 30 meters. Only one floating body was recovered; According to Peruvian newspaper articles, only the pilot and two others were on board.
Description
Crashed into the sea off Ventanilla after contact was lost while intending to land at Lima-Callao Airport. Lima was an en route stop on the flight from Miami to Asunci¢n. The aircraft broke in two parts and sank to a depth of 30 meters. Only one floating body was recovered; According to Peruvian newspaper articles only the pilot and two others were on board.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during landing.Loss of control during landing.Share on:
