Cuzco - Manu
Flight / Schedule
Cuzco - Manu
Aircraft
Beechcraft 90 King AirRegistration
OB-1305
MSN
LJ-302
Year of Manufacture
1967
Date
October 11, 1991 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight 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
