Douglas DC-8 crash, Aug 10, 1989, Iquitos-Coronel Francis...
Douglas DC-8 accident on August 10, 1989 near Iquitos-Coronel Francisco Secada Vignetta, Loreto, Peru with no fatalities. Cause: The crew landed too...
- Date: August 10, 1989
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Iquitos-Coronel Francisco Secada Vignetta, Loreto, Peru
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew landed too far down the runway after a wrong approach configuration, with the wet runway as a contributing factor.
A Douglas DC8 operated by Apisa Air Cargo registered OB-T-1316 on a cargo flight from Lima to Iquitos landed too far down the wet runway, overran the end and lost its undercarriage. All four crew escaped and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.