Santiago de Chile – Arequipa – Lima

On January 22, 1943 at 03:15 PM, Santiago de Chile – Arequipa – Lima experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Panagra - Pan American-Grace Airways, with the event recorded near Cháparra Arequipa.

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

15 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 93.3%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Fifty-five minutes after its departure from Arequipa Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 13,000 feet in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the side of a mountain located near Cháparra. Extensive emergency resources were dispatched to the scene where a seriously injured passenger was evacuated while fourteen other occupants were killed. Crew: Gordon W. Gardner, pilot, Robert W. Turbyne, copilot, James T. Ewing, radio operator, Jorge Alvarez, purser.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC33645, MSN 4124, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -15.7388°, -73.8619°.