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Faucett Perú Flight 251
1996 aviation accident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Faucett Perú Flight 251 refers to a Boeing 737-200 that was operating a domestic scheduled Lima–Arequipa–Tacna passenger service and crashed on 29 February 1996, while completing the first leg, on approach to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport.[1]: 34 [2] All 123 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the accident.[1]: 34 [2] It is the deadliest aviation accident that occurred on Peruvian soil.[3]
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Accident | |
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Date | 29 February 1996 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain[1]: 38 |
Site | Near Ciudad de Dios, Cerro Colorado District, Arequipa, Peru 16°20′27″S 71°34′09″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737–222 |
Operator | Compañía de Aviación Faucett |
Registration | OB-1451 |
Flight origin | Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima, Peru |
Stopover | Rodríguez Ballón Int'l Airport Arequipa, Peru |
Destination | Crnl. FAP C. C. Santa Rosa Int'l Airport Tacna, Peru |
Occupants | 123 |
Passengers | 117 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 123 |
Survivors | 0 |
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