Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Rodriguez Ballon Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Arequipa Peru
Thursday, February 29, 1996 20:15 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
FAUCETT FLIGHT 251, A BOEING 737-222 CRASHED ABOUT 2015 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, WHILE ON A VOR-DME APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09 AT RODRIGUEZ BALLON AIRPORT, AREQUIPA, PERU. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED LIMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 1910. THE AIRPLANE CARRIED 117 PASSENGERS, 2 FLIGHTCREW MEMBERS, AND 4 CABINCREW MEMBERS. ALL WERE FATALLY INJURED.
THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF PROBLEMS FROM THE FLIGHTCREW TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED NEAR THE TOP OF A RIDGE ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES WEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 09. THE MAIN FUSELAGE CARRIED OVER THE INITIAL RIDGE AND IMPACTED NEAR THE TOP OF A SECOND RIDGE, ABOUT 1/3 MILE TO THE EAST. THE EMPENNAGE FELL TO AN ARROYO BETWEEN THE TWO RIDGES.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE INVESTIGATION IS FROM DGTA, PERU. THE U.S. ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVE, FROM THE SAFETY BOARD, JOINED BY INVESTIGATORS FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, BOEING, AND PRATT AND WHITNEY, ARE ASSISTING.
CONTACT: DGTA, DG RICARDO LA PUENTE TEL. 433-3166 FAX 433-2808 DIR FLT SAFETY OSCAR ROCA TEL 423-9952 FAX 433-5033
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/29/1996 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 2015 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | AREQUIPA |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | PERU |
| Zipcode of the event site | |
| Event Date Year | 1996 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | RODRIGUEZ BALLON |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | SPQU |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 3 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 273 |
| Airport Elevation | 8404 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 2000 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 93 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | SPQ |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 8404 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 3 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 3000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 1000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 2 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 12 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 11 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 123 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 123 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 7000 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Feb 29 1996 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 2300 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 20 2003 3:38PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\ZUZL |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | -- |
| NTSB Number | DCA96RA034 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Non-U.S., Commercial |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | Unknown |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Boeing |
| Aircraft Model | -737-222 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -737-222 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 19072 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | Unknown |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | No |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | COMPANIA DE AVIACION FAUCETT |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | AEROPUERTO INT'L, APDTO. 1429 |
| Aircraft Owner City | LIMA, PERU |
| Aircraft Owner State | |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | AEROPUERTO INT'L, APDTO. 1429 |
| Operator City | LIMA, PERU |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger/Cargo |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | LIM |
| Departure City | LIMA, PERU |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1900 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | SPQU |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 22 2001 3:26PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 9 |
| Runway Length | 9777 |
| Runway Width | 148 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |