Fokker F28 Fellowship crash, Jan 9, 2003 (46 killed), Cha...
Fokker F28 Fellowship accident on January 9, 2003 near Chachapoyas, Amazonas, Peru with 46 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the...
- Date: January 9, 2003
- Aircraft: Fokker F28 Fellowship
- Location: Chachapoyas, Amazonas, Peru
- Fatalities: 46
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew continued the descent in zero visibility following a loss of situational awareness, with the crew not following approach procedures and poor crew resource management.
A TANS Fokker F28 on a scheduled flight from Lima via Chiclayo to Chachapoyas flew into Mount Coloque about 15 km short of the airport while descending in poor weather. The crew had lost situational awareness and had not briefed the approach. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 46 people on board died.