Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Dec 8, 1987 (42 killed), Lima
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on December 8, 1987 near Lima, Lima, Peru with 42 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error according to the Peruvian Navy accident...
- Date: December 8, 1987
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Lima, Lima, Peru
- Fatalities: 42
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error according to the Peruvian Navy accident report, with the crew's little recent night flying experience and an aircraft with equipment problems among the factors.
A Peruvian Navy Fokker F27-400M (AE-560) carrying players of the Alianza Lima football club crashed into the Pacific about seven miles from Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport on the night of 8 December 1987. The captain was the only survivor and 42 people died. The Navy report cited pilot error.