Tumbes - Piura
Flight / Schedule
Tumbes - Piura
Aircraft
Antonov AN-32Registration
OB-1389
MSN
1203
Year of Manufacture
1987
Date
March 29, 1998 at 09:35 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Humanitarian
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Piura Piura
Region
South America • Peru
Coordinates
-5.1826°, -80.6407°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On March 29, 1998 at 09:35 AM, Tumbes - Piura experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by Peruvian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea del Perú, with the event recorded near Piura Piura.
The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
55 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 27 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.9%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 50, passenger fatalities: 28, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was engaged in an humanitarian flight from Tumbes to Piura, evacuating flood victims. The aircraft departed Tumbes-Pedro Canga Rodríguez on a flight to Piura with 50 passengers and five crew members on board. On final approach to Piura-Capitán Guillermo Concha Iberico Airport, the right engine failed. The aircraft lost height and crashed on the shore of an irrigation canal located less than 400 metres short of runway 01. The aircraft broke in two and was destroyed, killing 28 occupants.
Aircraft reference details include registration OB-1389, MSN 1203, year of manufacture 1987.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -5.1826°, -80.6407°.
Fatalities
Total
28
Crew
0
Passengers
28
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft was engaged in an humanitarian flight from Tumbes to Piura, evacuating flood victims. The aircraft departed Tumbes-Pedro Canga Rodríguez on a flight to Piura with 50 passengers and five crew members on board. On final approach to Piura-Capitán Guillermo Concha Iberico Airport, the right engine failed. The aircraft lost height and crashed on the shore of an irrigation canal located less than 400 metres short of runway 01. The aircraft broke in two and was destroyed, killing 28 occupants.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
50
Estimated Survivors
27
Fatality Rate
50.9%
Known people on board: 55
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Tumbes - Piura
Flight Type
Humanitarian
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
South America • Peru
Aircraft Details
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