OB-R-771 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

April 27, 1966Accident
Flight 501 was a scheduled domestic flight from Lima to Cuzco. It was instructed to take-off from runway 15 and to climb in accordance with No. 2 standard climb procedure, described as follows in the airline's route guide: climb on a heading of 190° until 9 NM southwest of the airport, then on a heading of 120°.
Lockheed L-749 Constellation · 49 fatalities
The Commission considered that the probable cause of the accident was pilot error in that he: a) Incorrectly selected the route to be flown in violation of the provisions established by the Airline for operation of flight 501; b) Incorrectly calculated the climb performance of the aircraft in relation to its total weight of takeoff. Full accident record