1987 Alianza Lima plane crash

1987 Alianza Lima air disaster
A Fokker F27-400M, the aircraft type involved in the accident
Accident
Date8 December 1987
SummaryPilot error
SiteVentanilla District, Peru
11°58′01″S 77°09′36″W / 11.967°S 77.160°W / -11.967; -77.160
Aircraft
Aircraft typeFokker F27
OperatorServicio Aeronaval de la Marina del Peru (charter)
RegistrationAE-560
Flight originFAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport
DestinationJorge Chávez International Airport
Occupants43
Passengers37
Crew6
Fatalities42
Survivors1

The 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster occurred on 8 December 1987, when a Peruvian Navy Fokker F27-400M chartered by Peruvian football club Alianza Lima crashed into the Pacific Ocean seven miles from Jorge Chávez International Airport near the city of Callao. Of the 43 people on board, only the pilot survived.

The Peruvian Naval Aviation Commission investigated the accident and created a report but never officially disclosed its content. Eventually, the Navy's accident report was discovered and details of it were released. In the report, investigators cited pilot error as the primary cause of the accident.


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