4 fatalities

1996-05-10: Cessna 404 Titan (C-FPVB) — Aerodat — Peru, Peru

Peru, PeruFlight

On May 10, 1996, a Cessna 404 Titan (registration C-FPVB) operated by Aerodat was involved in an aviation accident near Peru, Peru in flight. 4 people were killed. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The cause of the disappearance remains undetermined due to the lack of wreckage or recovered flight data. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 1 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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An aircraft traveling from Pucallpa to Cuzco disappeared during flight, leaving no trace of the vessel or its four occupants.

What happened

During a flight originating in Pucallpa and destined for Cuzco, an aircraft vanished under undetermined conditions. The flight was carrying four individuals, all of whom were reported as Canadian citizens involved in oil exploration activities. Following the disappearance, an extensive search was conducted, but investigators were unable to locate any wreckage or debris from the aircraft.

Despite the efforts to recover the site, the aircraft and all four fatalities remain missing. The specific flight phase at the time of the disappearance was not explicitly documented, though the event occurred during the transit between the two Peruvian cities.

Findings

No official conclusion regarding the disappearance has been reached due to the total lack of physical evidence. Because no trace of the aircraft was ever recovered, the circumstances of the crash remain unknown, and the exact cause of the loss cannot be determined from the available records.

Probable cause

The cause of the disappearance remains undetermined due to the lack of wreckage or recovered flight data.