Cuzco - Manu

En route from Cuzco to Manu, while cruising at an altitude of 15,000 feet, the pilot was cleared to start the descent when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located few dozen km from the destination. All four occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Cuzco - Manu

Registration

OB-1305

MSN

LJ-302

Year of Manufacture

1967

Date

October 11, 1991 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Manu Madre de Dios

Region

South America • Peru

Coordinates

-12.4271°, -71.1703°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On October 11, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Cuzco - Manu experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 90 King Air, operated by Aero Condor - Servicio de Transporte Aéreo Turistico - STAT, with the event recorded near Manu Madre de Dios.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Cuzco to Manu, while cruising at an altitude of 15,000 feet, the pilot was cleared to start the descent when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located few dozen km from the destination. All four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration OB-1305, MSN LJ-302, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.4271°, -71.1703°.

Fatalities

Total

4

Crew

1

Passengers

3

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Cuzco to Manu, while cruising at an altitude of 15,000 feet, the pilot was cleared to start the descent when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located few dozen km from the destination. All four occupants were killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

3

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Cuzco - Manu

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

South America • Peru

Aircraft Details

Registration

OB-1305

MSN

LJ-302

Year of Manufacture

1967