Expreso Aéreo
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Expreso Aéreo was a small Peruvian regional airline based at Jorge Chávez International Airport.[1] It was a passenger and cargo airline that operated from 1991 until 1997.
Accidents
[edit]On September 10, 1992, a Fokker F27-500 (reg. OB-1443) operating Flight 015 crashed in the airstrip of the remote Amazon jungle town of Bellavista. Due to a pilot error on approximation, possibly compounded by fatigue and the co-pilot's lack of experience, the plane hit the ground shortly before the runway threshold (practically crash-landing) and broke up in several parts, killing the pilot in the ensuing fire. The six remaining crew members and the 36 passengers managed to evacuate and survived, although some were injured.[2][3]
On February 25, 1994, an Expreso Aéreo Yakovlev Yak-40 (just recently delivered to the airline) struck Mount Carpish six minutes after leaving Tingo María for Lima, killing all 26 passengers and five crew members.[4] The aircraft was reportedly piloted by two Russians and one Peruvian.[5]
Destinations
[edit]- Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Cuzco
- Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport, Iquitos
- Tingo María Airport, Tingo María
- Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport, Huánuco
- Cad. FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport, Tarapoto
- Bellavista Airstrip, Bellavista
Fleet
[edit]- Antonov An-24
- Antonov An-32
- Boeing 727-200
- Fokker F27
- Yakovlev Yak-40
References
[edit]- ^ Hiatt, Willie. The Rarified Air of the Modern. Oxford University Press. p. 153.
- ^ https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/438890/Informe_Final__OB1443_-_10SEP92_.pdf?v=1576002839 Ministry of Transport and Communications - Investigation Report (1992). p. 19. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 OB-1443, Thursday 10 September 1992".
- ^ "Wreckage of crashed Peruvian plane located on mountainside". UPI. 26 Feb 1994. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Peru Tragedia Aérea". El Tiempo.com. 1994-02-27. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
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