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We remember history and review which were the most terrible and regrettable air accidents that have occurred in the airspace of Peru. Photo Aero Icarus
Addressing the issue of air accidents is not to my liking., and I evoke these tragic events with deep sadness for the loss of so many lives. I extend my sincere condolences to his loved ones..
As in previous publications, The purpose of this writing is exclusively historical, seeking to remember what happened to keep their memory alive and contribute to the prevention of future accidents e incidents.
Worst plane accidents in Peru
I invite you to learn more about the five most fatal plane accidents in history before we review the list of tragedies that have mourned Colombia.. Find this information in the following Information Capsule of our channel. YouTube:
Focusing on Peru, la Aviation Safety Network (ASN), Recognized as the leading aviation safety database, documenta 933 accidents with a balance of 2688 fatalities since 1919, when the monitoring of these incidents began. It is important to indicate that, In the Andean area Peru stands out as one of the countries with the lowest number of air accidents throughout its history.
The list below is a sample of 60 occurrences; for a comprehensive overview, It is suggested to visit the ASN website for the complete list (It is recommended to visualize horizontally if you access from a cell phone).
| Date | Airplane | Record | Operator | fatalities | Place |
| 29-Feb-96 | Boeing 737-222 | OB-1451 | Faucett Perú | 123 | 6,3 km W of Arequipa-Rodriguez Ballon Airport (AQP) |
| 9-Aug-70 | Lockheed L-188A Electra | Ob-R-939 | National Airlines S.A.. – LAUNCH | 101 | ca 4 km E of Cuzco Airport (CUZ) |
| 27-Nov-62 | Boeing 707-441 | PP-VJB | Lasting | 97 | ca 25 Km Se of Lima-Callao International Airport (LI) |
| 24-Dec-71 | Lockheed L-188A Electra | Ob-R-941 | National Airlines S.A.. – LAUNCH | 91 | Inca port |
| 5-May-98 | Boeing 737-282 Advanced | FAP-351 | Occidental Petroleum, lsf Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 75 | 3 km from Andoas |
| 8-Dec-67 | Douglas C-54A-5-DC (DC-4) | Ob-r-148 | Faucett Perú | 72 | Cordillera Carpish |
| 2-Oct-96 | Boeing 757-23A | N52AW | AeroPeru | 70 | Pacific Ocean, near Ancon |
| 21-Jun-89 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | FAP-329 | Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 59 | Near Tarma |
| 18-Jun-87 | Antonov An-26 | FAP-392 | Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 50 | 40 km SE of Saposoa Airport (Squ) |
| 27-Apr-66 | Lockheed L-749A Constellation | Ob-R-771 | National Air Lines S.A. – LAUNCH | 49 | Mount surrounding |
| 9-Jan-03 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | OB-1396 | National Air Transport of the Jungle – TANS | 46 | Near Chachapoyas |
| 8-May-64 | Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) | T-47 | Argentina air force – FAA | 46 | ca 15 km N of Lima International Airport (LI) |
| 8-Dec-87 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M | AE-560 | Marina Peru Aeronaval Service | 42 | 11 km NW off Lima-Jorge Chavez International Airport (LI) |
| 23-Aug-05 | Boeing 737-244 | Two-1809-p | National Air Transport of the Jungle – TANS | 40 | 5,5 Km S of Pucallpa-Cap. FAP David a. Abensur Rengifo Airport (PCL) |
| 15-Mar-63 | Douglas DC-6B | CP-707 | Bolivian Air Lloyd – LAB | 39 | near Tacora Volcano |
| 20-Jan-71 | Curtiss C-46D Commando | FAP-331 ? | Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 35 | Near of a thumb |
| 25-Feb-94 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | OB-1559 | Air Express | 31 | ca 50 km S of Tingo Maria |
| 22-Dec-79 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | FAP-348 | Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 29 | Near Puerto Esperanza |
| 14-Jan-70 | Douglas RC-54V (DC-4) | Ob-r-776 | Faucett Perú | 28 | Chuño Mountain Well, Contumazá district |
| 30-Dec-76 | Douglas C-54A-1-DO (DC-4) | Ob-R-247 | Faucett Perú | 24 | 27 km N of Trujillo Airport (TRU) |
| 16-Nov-54 | Douglas DC-3 | 403 | Military Air Transport – TAM Peru | 24 | near Jirishanga |
| 28-Mar-98 | Antonov An-32A | OB-1389 | Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 22 | near Piura Airport (PIU) |
| 24-Feb-49 | Douglas DC-3 | Military Air Transport – TAM Peru | 22 | Cuzco Airport (CUZ) | |
| 18-Dec-84 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | FAP-307 | Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 21 | near Jaén |
| 2-Oct-55 | Douglas C-54A-1-DC (DC-4) | Ob-paz-228 | Faucett Perú | 21 | near Viñac |
| 20-Jan-51 | Douglas DC-3 | Military Air Transport – TAM Peru | 19 | Norter pullo | |
| 4-Feb-62 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | OB-PBH-530 | Faucett Perú | 18 | 17 km ne of tingo maria |
| 10-Feb-49 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | OB-PAV-223 | Faucett Perú | 16 | near Huánuco |
| 9-Jul-91 | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | OB-1218 | Aerochasqui | 15 | Near Bellavista Airport (BLP) |
| 23-Jun-59 | Douglas DC-4 | HK-135 | Avianca | 14 | Cerro Baco |
| 19-Sep-47 | Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) | 42-72554 | United States Air Force – USAF | 14 | 5 km SW off Puerto San Juan |
| 22-Jan-43 | Douglas DC-3A-399 | NC33645 | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) | 14 | NE of Chaparra |
| ######## | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | FAP-303 | Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 13 | Near Pampa Hermosa |
| 28-Apr-05 | Let L-410UVP | EP-830 | Peruvian Army | 13 | near Pisco |
| 25-Oct-88 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | Ob-r-1020 | AeroPeru | 12 | 2,5 km W of Juliaca Airport (JUL) |
| 28-Feb-73 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 12 | 16 km from San Ramón | |
| ######## | Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando | OB-WBP-507 | Peruvian Air Transport – If he finds | 12 | 30 km S of Tournavista |
| 8-Jan-58 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | 484 | Military Air Transport – TAM Peru | 11 | near Rioja |
| 10-Mar-89 | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Double-T-1271 | Aero Condor | 10 | Lima |
| 9-Jun-83 | Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules | FAP-383 | Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 9 | Near Puerto Maldonado |
| 6-Mar-13 | Beechcraft B200 King Air | Two-1992-p | Aero Transporte SA – At | 9 | 1,4 km S of Pias Airport |
| ######## | Cessna 208 Caravan I | PNP-021 | National Police of Peru | 9 | 100 Km E of Huaral |
| 18-Mar-65 | Curtiss C-46F Commando | Ob-R-577 | Commercial Transportation Air Service – SATCO | 9 | Cerro Saguanca |
| 22-Nov-50 | Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) | Ob-end-2011 | Faucett Perú | 9 | Cuzco |
| 21-Oct-92 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | OB-1155 | National Air Transport of the Jungle – TANS | 8 | Lake Caballochoa |
| 27-Aug-92 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | OB-1153 | National Air Transport of the Jungle – TANS | 8 | NEAR SAN ANTONIO DEL STARHO |
| 29-Apr-86 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M | AE-561 | Marina Peru Aeronaval Service | 7 | OFF LAS SALINAS DE HUACHO |
| 19-Feb-78 | Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules | Ob-R-1004 | Commercial Transportation Air Service – SATCO | 7 | Tarapoto Airport (TPP) |
| 24-Aug-62 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | OB-PBN-659 | Faucett Perú | 7 | Cerro Pueña Paz |
| 5-Nov-94 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | OB-1569 | Amazon Air Services | 6 | Saposoa Airport (Squ) |
| 28-Aug-76 | Canadair cc-106 yukon (CL-44) | Ob-R-104 | Peru aircraft | 6 | Near Shanisu River |
| 21-Dec-73 | Convair cv-440-62 | Tam-47 | Military Air Transport – TAM | 6 | Talara |
| 20-Apr-72 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Ob-r-653 | Commercial Transportation Air Service – SATCO | 6 | near moyobamba |
| 19-Dec-71 | Douglas C-54A-10-DC (DC-4) | LV-JPG | Aero Palas | 6 | 9 km from Santo Domingo de Morropon |
| 10-Oct-47 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | 43-48296 | United States Air Force – USAF | 6 | 64 km SSW of Borja |
| 27-Aug-94 | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | N119ca | US Drug Enforcement Administration – DEA | 5 | Puerto Pisana |
| 3-Jul-84 | Antonov An-26 | FAP-377 | Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 5 | near Casapalca |
| 18-Mar-83 | Douglas C-47E (DC-3) | FAP-356 | Peruvian Air Force – FAP | 5 | Arequipa Airport (AQP) |
| 10-Jun-70 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M | TC-75 | State Airlines – LET | 5 | near Huaricanga |
| ######## | Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando | CC-CIA-497 | Interpolate Airlines | 5 | Moro |
| 24-Dec-35 | Ford 5-AT-D Tri-Motor | Nc433h | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) | 4 | Near five-Limatambo Airport (LI) |
To end, It should be noted that the Aviation Safety Network database (ASN) It is restricted to civil or military aircraft with greater capacity to 12 passengers. This implies that other air accidents, involving smaller aircraft, may not be included in your general record.
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