Lima – Cuzco

On October 2, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Lima – Cuzco experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Faucett, with the event recorded near Viñac Lima.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

35 people were known to be on board, 21 fatalities were recorded, 14 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 60.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 30, passenger fatalities: 16, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While in cruising altitude, the captain informed ATC that an engine caught fire and elected to divert to the nearest airport. Few minutes later, the airplane hit the slope of Peak Oiriruma-Viñac located in the region of Viñac. Fourteen people were rescued while 21 others, among them all five crew members, were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration OB-PAZ-228, MSN 10277, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.8950°, -75.7568°.