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Crash of a Douglas C-47B-45-DK near Chimbote: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1960
Operator:
Registration:
OB-PAM-146
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Picota – Trujillo
MSN:
16947/34206
YOM:
1945
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the region of Chimbote. The wreckage was found three days later and all four crew members have been killed.