Boeing 737-200 crash, Feb 29, 1996 (123 killed), Arequipa...
Boeing 737-200 accident on February 29, 1996 near Arequipa-Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón, Arequipa, Peru with 123 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: February 29, 1996
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Arequipa-Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón, Arequipa, Peru
- Fatalities: 123
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain, probably following an altimeter misreading or wrong altimeter setting; poor visibility was a contributing factor.
A Faucett Boeing 737-200 operating CF251 from Lima to Tacna and making a stop at Arequipa struck a hillside during a night VOR/DME approach in heavy rain. The crew's reported altitude was about 1,000 ft above the aircraft's true altitude, possibly due to an altimeter error or wrong altimeter setting. All 123 people on board died.