N52AW (Piper PA-12) — accident record & aircraft history

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on January 13, 1997.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

October 2, 1996AccidentHull loss
The aircraft departed Lima-Jorge Chávez Airport at 0042LT on an international regular service to Santiago de Chile, carrying 61 passengers and a crew of nine. When they took off and reached speed V2 + 10, the crew noticed that the altimeters were not responding and that something irregular was occurring.
Boeing 757-200 · 70 fatalities
The following findings were reported: - It can be deduced from the investigation carried out that the maintenance staff did not remove the protective adhesive tape from the static ports. Full accident record