Puerto Maldonado – Quincemil

On November 23, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Puerto Maldonado – Quincemil experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Faucett, with the event recorded near Quincemil Cuzco.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

Hit the slope of a mountain few minutes prior to its arrival in Quincemil, province of Cuzco. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances, killing all 9 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration OB-PAU-201, MSN 15992/32740, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -13.2307°, -70.7543°.