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TANS Fokker F-28 plane crash

Cerro Coloque, Peru
TANS Fokker F-28 plane crash - Cerro Coloque, Peru

Key facts

Airline
TANS
Aircraft
Fokker F-28
Location
Cerro Coloque, Peru
Date
9th January, 2003
People on board
46
Fatalities
46

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Accident account

The aircraft was on a passenger flight from Chiclayo to Chachapoyas. A few minutes before landing at its destination airport, the crew declared an emergency. The aircraft disappeared from radar screens shortly thereafter. The plane crashes atop a hill north of Chachapoyas in an area known as Cerro Coloque, 10,900 feet above sea level. All 46 passengers and crew members were killed.

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