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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Chachapoyas Peru
Thursday, January 9, 2003 8:43 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On January 9, 2003, at 0843 eastern standard time, a Fokker F28 Mk 1000 twin turbojet transport airplane, Peruvian registration OB-1396, operating as Transportes Aereos Nacionales de la Selva (TANS) flight 1396, was destroyed upon collision with mountainous terrain during approach to the Chachapoyas Airport, near Chachapoyas, in the Republic of Peru. The captain, first officer, two flight attendants, and 42 passengers aboard the domestic flight were fatally injured. The airplane was owned by Government of Peru and was being operated by TANS on an on-demand air taxi flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the domestic flight for which an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The cross-country flight originated at Cliclayo at approximately 0730 local.
Search and rescue aircraft located the wreckage of the airplane about 48 hours after the mishap. The airplane collided with terrain on a heading of 312 degrees near the crest of an 11,000-foot mountain, approximately 10 miles north of the landing threshold for runway 31. No distress calls were received from the crew prior to the accident. Both recorders were recovered by the Peruvian authorities.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of the Republic of Peru. Any additional information may be obtained from:
Republica del Peru
Direccion General de Aviacion Civil (DGAC)
Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones
Avenida 28 de Julio # 800.
Lima- 1, Peru
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the DGAC of the Republic of Peru.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 1/9/2003 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 843 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Chachapoyas |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | PERU |
| Zipcode of the event site | 00000 |
| Event Date Year | 2003 |
| Event Date Month | 1 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 060132S |
| Event Location Longitude | 0780240W |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Witness |
| Time of the weather observation | |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | -- |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | -- |
| Lighting Conditions | -- |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 46 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 46 |
| Investigating Agency | Foreign |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | DGAC of Peru |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jan 9 2003 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1145 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 14 2003 4:18PM |
| User who most recently changed record | MORJU |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | San Antonio, Texas |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | -- |
| NTSB Number | FTW03RA083 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Non-U.S., Commercial |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | -- |
| Aircraft Explosion | -- |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Fokker |
| Aircraft Model | F-28 MK 1000 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | -- |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| 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 | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | -- |
| ELT Activated | -- |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | -- |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | -- |
| Aircraft Owner State | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Country | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | -- |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | -- |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | -- |
| Operator Street Address | Lima International Airport |
| Operator City | Lima |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | PE |
| Operator Zip code | 00000 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Non-scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | -- |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | -- |
| Departure City | Chiclayo |
| Departure State | -- |
| Departure Country | PE |
| Departure Time | 730 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | -- |
| Destination City | Chachapoyas |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | PE |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 14 2003 4:18PM |
| User who most recently changed record | MORJU |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |