Lima - Las Malvinas

The crew was performing a cargo flight from Lima to Las Malvinas (Sabeti), and departed Lima-Jorge Chávez Airport at 1009LT for a 78-minutes flight. 32 minutes into the flight, while overflying the Andes mountains at FL195, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a mountainous area located near Tomas. The wreckage was found the following day and all four occupants were killed while.

Flight / Schedule

Lima - Las Malvinas

Aircraft

Antonov AN-26

Registration

OB-1887-P

MSN

66 06

Year of Manufacture

1978

Operator

Amazon Sky

Date

December 17, 2012 at 10:42 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Tomas Lima

Region

South America • Peru

Coordinates

-12.0153°, -77.0719°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On December 17, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Lima - Las Malvinas experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Amazon Sky, with the event recorded near Tomas Lima.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was performing a cargo flight from Lima to Las Malvinas (Sabeti), and departed Lima-Jorge Chávez Airport at 1009LT for a 78-minutes flight. 32 minutes into the flight, while overflying the Andes mountains at FL195, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a mountainous area located near Tomas. The wreckage was found the following day and all four occupants were killed while.

Aircraft reference details include registration OB-1887-P, MSN 66 06, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.0153°, -77.0719°.

Fatalities

Total

4

Crew

4

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was performing a cargo flight from Lima to Las Malvinas (Sabeti), and departed Lima-Jorge Chávez Airport at 1009LT for a 78-minutes flight. 32 minutes into the flight, while overflying the Andes mountains at FL195, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a mountainous area located near Tomas. The wreckage was found the following day and all four occupants were killed while.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Lima - Las Malvinas

Operator

Amazon Sky

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

South America • Peru

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Antonov AN-26

Registration

OB-1887-P

MSN

66 06

Year of Manufacture

1978