TANS Perú Flight 222
OB-1396, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 January 2003 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Chachapoyas, Peru 6°01′25″S 078°02′50″W / 6.02361°S 78.04722°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship |
| Operator | TANS Perú |
| IATA flight No. | TJ222 |
| ICAO flight No. | ELV222 |
| Call sign | Aereos Selva 222 |
| Registration | OB-1396 |
| Flight origin | Jorge Chávez International Airport |
| Stopover | FAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International Airport |
| Destination | Chachapoyas Airport |
| Occupants | 46 |
| Passengers | 41 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 46 |
| Survivors | 0 |
TANS Peru Flight 222 was a domestic passenger flight from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Chachapoyas Airport with a stopover at FAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International Airport in Peru, which crashed on 9 January 2003. The flight was operated by a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship short range airliner. The aircraft crashed into the side of a hill while on approach to Chachapoyas Airport. All 46 passengers and crew aboard were killed in the deadliest crash in the airline's history.
An investigation led by Peru's air accident investigation body, the Ministry of Transport and Communications determined the primary cause of the crash was multiple crew errors including poor crew communication and overconfidence.