Iquitos - Andoas

On May 5, 1998 at 09:30 PM, Iquitos - Andoas experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by Peruvian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea del Perú, with the event recorded near Andoas Loreto.

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

88 people were known to be on board, 75 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 85.2%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 80, passenger fatalities: 69, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Iquitos to Andoas on behalf of the Occidental Petroleum Company, carrying eight crew members and 80 employees of this company and their subcontractors. While descending to Andoas-Alferez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with rains falls and limited visibility. On final, the aircraft descended below the glide, collided with trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located 5 km short of runway 12. First rescuers arrived on site three hours later. Thirteen occupants included two crew members were seriously injured while 75 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAP-351, MSN 23041, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -3.3812°, -76.9706°.