TANS Perú Flight 222
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TANS Peru Flight 222 was a TANS Perú
flight
of a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship
which crashed near Chachapoyas, Peru
on January 9, 2003 while on approach to Chachapoyas Airport. None of the 46 passengers and crew aboard the Fokker F-28 survived.
TANS Peru
TANS Perú, an acronym for Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de Selva, was a Peruvian airline based in Lima. The airline was headquartered at the Miraflores District in the capital city of the country...
flight
Flight
Flight is the process by which an object moves either through an atmosphere or beyond it by generating lift or propulsive thrust, or aerostatically using buoyancy, or by simple ballistic movement....
of a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship
Fokker F28
The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:...
which crashed near Chachapoyas, Peru
Chachapoyas, Peru
In this part of Peru, located in the eyebrow of the jungle, the climate is subtropical highland, described by the Köppen climate classification as Cwb, with an average temperature of 18 °C and an average relative humidity of 74 percent. However, in some areas the temperature can drop to 2 °C....
on January 9, 2003 while on approach to Chachapoyas Airport. None of the 46 passengers and crew aboard the Fokker F-28 survived.