Pucallpa - Cuzco

On October 18, 1996 at 09:09 AM, Pucallpa - Cuzco experienced a crash involving Cessna 404 Titan, operated by Aerodat, with the event recorded near Huancayo Junín.

The flight was categorized as geographical / geophysical / scientific and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft departed Pucallpa on a geophysical survey mission on behalf of a mining company. The fuel reserve gave an autonomy of 10 hours. About two hours and a half into the flight, ATC recorded a brief ELT signal and SAR operations were initiated. The burnt wreckage was found few hours later by the crew of a helicopter on the slope of a mountain. All three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FYUQ, MSN 404-0047, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.0490°, -75.2504°.