Lima - Pucallpa - Iquitos

On August 23, 2005 at 03:09 PM, Lima - Pucallpa - Iquitos experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de la Selva - TANS, with the event recorded near Pucallpa Ucayali.

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.

98 people were known to be on board, 40 fatalities were recorded, 58 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 40.8%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 91, passenger fatalities: 35, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Lima, the aircraft was descending to Pucallpa-Capitán David Abensur Rengifo Airport runway 02, an intermediate stop on the flight from Lima to Iquitos. As the crew approached the destination, weather conditions deteriorated with heavy rain falls, CB's and turbulences. On final approach, the aircraft was unstable and descended below the glide until it crashed in a swampy and wooded area located 3,5 km short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. 58 people were injured, some seriously, while 40 other occupants including five crew members were killed, among them 34 Peruvian, three American, one Australian, one Colombian and one Spanish.

Aircraft reference details include registration OB-1809-P, MSN 22580, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.3908°, -74.5373°.