Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Dec 8, 1967 (72 killed), Hu...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on December 8, 1967 near Huánuco Huánuco, Peru with 72 fatalities. Cause: The pilot is assumed not to have seen the...
- Date: December 8, 1967
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Huánuco Huánuco, Peru
- Fatalities: 72
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot is assumed not to have seen the mountain in time because of the clouds; this is an assumption in the source.
A Faucett Peru Douglas C 54 scheduled passenger flight from Lima via Huanuco toward Tingo Maria struck the slope of a mountain in the Cordillera de Carpish on 8 December 1967 while climbing after departure from Huanuco. The wreckage was found about 30 metres below the summit. All 72 people aboard, 66 passengers and six crew, were killed.