Accident Beechcraft 80 Queen Air ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180492
 
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Date:Thursday 12 January 1967
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
Owner/operator:W.R. Grace & Co
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Paramonga -   Peru
Phase: Approach
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
"Queen Air Beechcraft 80" crashed into a mountain (La Horca) in dense fog while trying to land on farm in jungle 160 km north of Lima. US passenger Powers Kane (44). Two crew and five passengers. "Compañía Azucarera "Grace"". Two crew and five passengers (two peruvian, one UK, one Swiss and one US). US-pilot Bruce Simmons and peruvian co-pilot Roberto Luza.

Sources:

El Informador 13 January 1967, p6A

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Oct-2015 17:11 TB Added
07-Mar-2016 14:06 TB Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
13-Dec-2016 15:50 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
29-Jul-2023 19:12 TB Updated [[Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]]
26-Mar-2024 19:50 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]

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