Boeing 737-200 crash, May 5, 1998 (75 killed), Andoas
Boeing 737-200 accident on May 5, 1998 near Andoas, Loreto, Peru with 75 fatalities. Cause: For undetermined reasons, the crew descended below the...
- Date: May 5, 1998
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Andoas, Loreto, Peru
- Fatalities: 75
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: For undetermined reasons, the crew descended below the minimum safe altitude during an approach in instrument conditions until the aircraft struck the ground.
A Peruvian Air Force Boeing 737 chartered by Occidental Petroleum to carry workers to Andoas flew an approach at night in heavy rain. It descended below the glide path and hit trees about 5 km short of the runway. Of the occupants, 75 were killed and 13 were seriously injured, and rescuers took about three hours to reach the site.