Oakland – Lima – Buenos Aires

On March 6, 1966 at 09:45 AM, Oakland – Lima – Buenos Aires experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, operated by Lineas Aéreas Patagonicas Argentinas - LAPA, with the event recorded near Lima-Callao-Jorge Chávez Lima.

The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was on a delivery flight from Oakland to its new operator in Buenos Aires. While descending to Lima-Callao Airport, three of the four engine stopped. The pilot-in-command reduced his altitude and ditched the aircraft few km off shore. The crew of a fishing vessel was able to evacuate all five crew members while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6901C, MSN 4015, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.0279°, -77.0974°.