Boeing 757-200 crash, Oct 2, 1996 (70 killed), Lima
Boeing 757-200 accident on October 2, 1996 near Lima, Lima, Peru with 70 fatalities. Cause: Protective tape left over the static ports during...
- Date: October 2, 1996
- Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
- Location: Lima, Lima, Peru
- Fatalities: 70
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Protective tape left over the static ports during maintenance blocked the airspeed and altitude data. The pilot did not follow the GPWS procedures or check the radio altimeters, and the copilot did not press the alert forcefully enough.
An Aeroperu Boeing 757 on a scheduled flight from Lima to Santiago de Chile lost its altitude and airspeed indications shortly after takeoff at night. The crew returned to Lima with the instruments unreliable, and the aircraft struck the sea about 48 nautical miles from the airport, killing all 70 people aboard. Masking tape left over the static ports had blocked the pitot-static system.