Lima - La Paz
Flight / Schedule
Lima - La Paz
Aircraft
Convair CV-440 MetropolitanRegistration
CP-2256
MSN
447
Year of Manufacture
1957
Operator
Servicios Aéreos Santa Ana - SASADate
September 14, 1993 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Colquemarca Cuzco
Region
South America • Peru
Coordinates
-14.2847°, -72.0407°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On September 14, 1993 at 12:00 AM, Lima - La Paz experienced a crash involving Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, operated by Servicios Aéreos Santa Ana - SASA, with the event recorded near Colquemarca Cuzco.
The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising at the altitude of 18,000 feet, the aircraft suffered a hydraulic failure. Some instruments failed and the crew elected to gain height to have a better visibility when shortly later, the right engine backfired and lost power. The captain decided to make an emergency landing but encountered local patches of fog. The aircraft eventually belly landed on a plateau and came to rest. All three crew members were rescued.
Aircraft reference details include registration CP-2256, MSN 447, year of manufacture 1957.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -14.2847°, -72.0407°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While cruising at the altitude of 18,000 feet, the aircraft suffered a hydraulic failure. Some instruments failed and the crew elected to gain height to have a better visibility when shortly later, the right engine backfired and lost power. The captain decided to make an emergency landing but encountered local patches of fog. The aircraft eventually belly landed on a plateau and came to rest. All three crew members were rescued.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
3
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lima - La Paz
Operator
Servicios Aéreos Santa Ana - SASAFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Peru
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