Valetta – London – Reykjavik – Gander – Miami – Lima

On September 11, 1990 at 03:30 PM, Valetta – London – Reykjavik – Gander – Miami – Lima experienced a crash involving Boeing 727-200, operated by Faucett, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 16 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After being leased to Air Malta for few months, the aircraft was repatriated to Peru via London, Reykjavik, Gander and Miami. On the leg from Reykjavik to Gander, while at cruising altitude, the crew declared an emergency and elected to ditch the aircraft when contact was lost. Apparently, the aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean about 290 km southeast from the Newfoundland coast. SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned few days later as no trace of the aircraft was found.

Aircraft reference details include registration OB-1303, MSN 20266, year of manufacture 1969.