TANS Perú Flight 222 · Chachapoyas
On January 9, 2003, TANS Perú Flight 222 (Chachapoyas). 46 people died.
- Date
- January 9, 2003
- Place
- Chachapoyas
- Operator
- TANS Peru
- Killed
- 46
- Position
- 6.024°S, 78.047°W
- Wikidata ID
- Q7669317
From Wikipedia
TANS Peru Flight 222 was a domestic passenger flight from Lima, Peru to Chachapoyas with a stopover at Chiclayo, which crashed on 9 January 2003. The flight was operated by a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship short range airliner. The aircraft crashed into the side of a hill while on approach to Chachapoyas Airport. All 46 passengers and crew aboard were killed in the deadliest crash in the airline's history.
An investigation led by Peru's air accident investigation body, the Ministry of Transport and Communications determined the primary cause of the crash was multiple crew errors including poor crew communication and overconfidence.
Text from Wikipedia, “TANS Perú Flight 222”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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