Convair CV-440 Metropolitan crash, Sep 14, 1993, Colquemarca
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan accident on September 14, 1993 near Colquemarca, Cuzco, Peru with no fatalities. Cause: ASN describes a compass fluid...
- Date: September 14, 1993
- Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
- Location: Colquemarca, Cuzco, Peru
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: ASN describes a compass fluid problem instead, so the initiating fault is disputed.
A Convair cargo flight from Lima to La Paz lost hydraulic power at 18,000 feet, followed by instrument failures and a right engine backfire and power loss. The crew tried to reach a landing site through patches of fog and belly landed on a plateau. All three crew members survived.