TANS Perú Flight 222
 The accident aircraft photographed at Cuzco's Velasco Astete airport in May 1998 | |
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 January 2003 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Chachapoyas, Peru |
| Passengers | 41 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 46 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship |
| Operator | TANS Perú |
| Registration | OB-1396 |
| Flight origin | Jorge Chávez International Airport |
| Stopover | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport |
| Destination | Chachapoyas Airport |
TANS Peru Flight 222 was a TANS Perú flight of a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship which crashed near Chachapoyas, Peru on January 9, 2003 while on approach to Chachapoyas Airport. None of the 46 passengers and crew aboard the Fokker F-28 survived.
Aircraft
The plane was a Dutch built Fokker F28-Mk1000, Its Registration was OB-1396, Powered by 2 Rolls-Royce Spey 555-15, C/n Msn, was 11100
History
The Flight 222 was launched after a stopover in Chiclayo at 8:17 clock in the direction of Chachapoyas, climbed to flight level 190 following Victor airway 3. At 8:32 clock they turned to course 060 and began descend to flight level 130. Around 8:45 clock, the Fokker flew into a mountainside at an altitude of 3,450 meters (10,350 feet), just 35 meters below the summit. Rescue teams didn't find the wreckage until two days later. None of the occupants survived.
See also
External links
- Final report (Archive) (Spanish) - Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación
- Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network