Faucett Perú Flight 251
Faucett Perú Flight 251 refers to a Boeing 737-200 that was operating a domestic scheduled Lima–Arequipa–Tacna passenger service and crashed on 29 February 1996, while completing the first leg, on approach to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport.: 34 All 123 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the accident.: 34 It is the deadliest aviation accident that occurred on Peruvian soil.
The aircraft involved in the accident in 1989, while still operating with Braniff. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 February 1996 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain: 38 |
| Site | Near Ciudad de Dios, Cerro Colorado District, Arequipa, Peru 16°20′27″S 71°34′09″W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737–222 |
| Operator | Compañía de Aviación Faucett |
| Registration | OB-1451 |
| Flight origin | Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima, Peru |
| Stopover | Rodríguez Ballón Int'l Airport Arequipa, Peru |
| Destination | Crnl. FAP C. C. Santa Rosa Int'l Airport Tacna, Peru |
| Occupants | 123 |
| Passengers | 117 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 123 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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