Country
code
Puno
Crash of a Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 in Juliaca: 12 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 25, 1988 at 1053 LT
Operator:
Registration:
OB-R-1020
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Juliaca – Arequipa
MSN:
11059
YOM:
1972
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
65
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Aircraft flight hours:
35404
Aircraft flight cycles:
44078
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Juliaca-Inca Manco Capac Airport runway 29, the aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height. It passed over the runway end at low height when the crew raised the landing gear, retracted the flaps and retarded power. The aircraft failed to gain altitude and flew low for about 1,800 meters when it struck obstacles and crashed in a river bed about 2,5 km from the runway end. 12 occupants were killed while 57 others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact.
Probable cause:
Wrong takeoff configuration on part of the crew who failed to follow the published procedures. The aircraft adopted an excessive angle of attack after liftoff and subsequently entered an aerodynamic stall.
Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge on Mt Chilligua: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 26, 1938
Operator:
Registration:
OA-HHB
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Arequipa – La Paz – Santa Cruz
MSN:
5043
YOM:
1934
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route from Arequipa to La Paz, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Chilligua located 130 km south of Puno. The aircraft named 'Misti' was destroyed and all seven occupants were killed.
