Date of Crash: December 24, 1971
Aircraft type: Lockheed Electra L-188A
Crash Site: Puerto Inca, Peru
Passengers & Crew: 92
Fatalities: 91
Cause of Crash: Human Error and Structural failure possibly struck by lightning
On Christmas Eve 1971 the Peruvian airliner, had taken off from the
Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima on a flight to Pucallpa,
Peru. About a half hour after takeoff and at about 21,000 feet, the
aircraft entered a thunderstorm and heavy turbulence and was possibly
struck by lightning. The pilots had difficulty controlling the aircraft
and it soon went into a dive.
The crew attempted to level out the...
