Iquitos – Bagua – Piura

On December 19, 1984 at 01:57 PM, Iquitos – Bagua – Piura experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Peruvian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea del Perú, with the event recorded near Bagua Amazonas.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

21 people were known to be on board, 21 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 18, passenger fatalities: 18, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. After takeoff from Bagua-El Valor Airport, while climbing, the aircraft exploded and crashed. All 21 occupants were killed. The aircraft was completing a special flight from Iquitos to Piura with an intermediate stop in Bagua on behalf of PetroPeru.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAP307, MSN 317, year of manufacture 1971.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -5.3873°, -78.4347°.