Lima – Arequipa – Tacna

On February 29, 1996 at 08:25 PM, Lima – Arequipa – Tacna experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by Faucett, with the event recorded near Arequipa-Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón Arequipa.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

123 people were known to be on board, 123 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: 117, passenger fatalities: 117, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Arequipa-Rodríguez Ballón Airport was completed by night and poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. On final approach, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck a hill and crashed 6,3 km from runway 09 threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 123 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration OB-1451, MSN 19072, year of manufacture 1968.