1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash
Boeing 737-282 | |
| Operator | Occidental Petroleum |
|---|---|
| Registration | FAP-351 |
| Flight origin | Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport, Iquitos |
| Destination | Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport, Andoas |
| Occupants | 88 |
| Passengers | 80 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 75 |
| Survivors | 13 |
On 5 May 1998 a
charter flight for Occidental Petroleum, crashed in rainy weather while on approach to Andoas, a town in Peru close to the border with Ecuador, killing 75 people on board; eleven passengers and two crew members survived.[1]
Occidental Petroleum chartered the aircraft to transport workers to the Andoas oil field.[2] The aircraft was registered as FAP-351 (c/n 23041 / m/n 962) and had only entered service with the Peruvian Air Force a few weeks before the crash.[1]
Crash
The aircraft crashed around 21:30 local time while on an
NDB approach to Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport at Andoas. The aircraft crashed three miles (4.8 km; 2.6 nmi) short of Andoas.[2] It was scheduled to arrive at Andoas at 21:17 local time.[1]
Medical teams were delayed more than a day in reaching the crash site due to poor weather, with the survivors being carried on stretchers in torrential rain to a medical post in Andoas because the weather prevented their evacuation by helicopter.[3] Later, a Peruvian Air Force Boeing 737 rescue aircraft flew to Andoas, carrying a medical team, crash experts and police investigators.[3]
References
- ^ Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ Ellensburg Daily Record. 6 May 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ a b "24 still missing, presumed dead in Peru crash". CNN. 7 May 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2014.