Airplane Crash - Mt. Pumacona, Peru 01/14/1970
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Mt. Pumacona, Peru
Date | 01/14/1970 |
Location | Mt. Pumacona, Peru |
Operator | Faucett |
Route | Trujillo - Juanjui |
Type | Douglas DC-4 |
Registration | OB-R-776 |
Cn/In | 10591 |
Aboard | 28 |
Fatalities | 28 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | Flew into a 10,500 ft. mountain. The mental state of the pilot-in-command adversely affected his judgement and efficiency. Contributing factors ATC error, navigational aids not functional. |
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