No fatalities

Aircraft crash near Iquitos, Peru (OB-1170)

Iquitos, PeruFlight

On November 21, 1990, a Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) (registration OB-1170) operated by Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de la Selva - TANS was involved in an aviation accident near Iquitos, Peru in flight. No fatalities were reported. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 7 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A float-equipped aircraft with dual civil and military registration crashed in the vicinity of Iquitos under undetermined circumstances.

What happened

An aviation accident occurred in the region of Iquitos involving a float-equipped aircraft. The event took place under circumstances that remain unidentified at this time. The aircraft involved was operating under two distinct registrations: the civil designation OB-1170 and the military designation 338.

During the incident, there were no reported fatalities or injuries among those on board. The specific flight phase at the moment of impact has not been documented in the available reports.

Findings

The precise cause of the crash is currently unknown, as investigators have not yet established the sequence of events leading to the impact. There are no confirmed contributing factors regarding the mechanical state or environmental conditions at the time of the accident.