Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
Status:
Date:05 MAY 1998
Time:ca 21:30
Type:Boeing 737-282
Operating for:Occidental Petroleum
Leased from:Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP
Registration: FAP-351
C/n / msn: 23041/962
First flight: 1983-04-25 (15 years )
Total airframe hrs:37129
Cycles:23935
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17A
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 69 / Occupants: 80
Total:Fatalities: 75 / Occupants: 88
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:3 km (1.9 mls) from Andoas (Peru) show on map
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Iquitos-C.F. Secada Airport (IQT/SPQT), Peru
Destination airport:Andoas-Alferez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport (SPAS), Peru
Narrative:
The Boeing 737, which had just been in service with the Peruvian Air Force for a few weeks, was operating on a flight for Occidental Petroleum.
The plane was scheduled to arrive at Andoas at 21:17, but failed to arrive. The aircraft reportedly crashed around 21:30 in bad weather (rain) while on an NDB approach.

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com

Photos
photo of Boeing 737-282 FAP-351
 

Map
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 Iquitos-C.F. Secada Airport to Andoas-Alferez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport as the crow flies is 366 km (229 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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