Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 24 FEB 1949 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator: | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 26 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Cuzco Airport (CUZ) (Peru)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cuzco-Velazco Astete Airport (CUZ/SPZO), Peru |
| Lima-Callao International Airport (LIM/SPIM), Peru |
The left main undercarriage leg collapsed, causing the wing to touch the ground. The nr.1 propeller then separated, causing one of the blades to cut through the fuselage injuring the captain. A fire erupted as the plane came to a halt. The three flight crew members were unable to reach the passenger cabin due to the flames, so they exited the plane through the hole made by the propeller. The captain later died of his injuries.
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 49)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cuzco-Velazco Astete Airport to Lima-Callao International Airport as the crow flies is 584 km (365 miles).
Distance from Cuzco-Velazco Astete Airport to Lima-Callao International Airport as the crow flies is 584 km (365 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3
- 1554th loss
- ca 13.000 built
- 52nd worst accident (at the time)
- 154th worst accident (currently)
Peru- worst accident (at the time)
- 21st worst accident (currently)