Antonov AN-26 crash, Jun 18, 1987 (46 killed), Saposoa

Antonov AN-26 accident on June 18, 1987 near Saposoa, San Martín, Peru with 46 fatalities.

A Peruvian Air Force Antonov An-26 on a weekly service from Lima to Iquitos lost contact about four minutes before landing at Saposoa on 18 June 1987. It struck a mountain gorge in heavy rain and all 46 people aboard were killed. The wreckage was found nine days later.

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