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Crash of a Douglas C-47 near Huilyo: 16 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1951
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Lima – Arequipa
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
On a flight from Lima to Arequipa, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located near the village of Huilyo, in the province of Cuzco. The wreckage was found few days later and all 16 occupants have been killed.