Faucett Flight 251
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Faucett Flight 251 was a flight that crashed on March 1, 1996 (February 29, 1996 at Peruvian time) at Arequipa, Peru. The airplane was a Boeing 737, with the registration OB-1451, built in 1968. All 123 people on board died in the accident.
The accident was a controlled flight into terrain: the aircraft crashed into terrain while attempting to land. The crew had been issued an outdated altimeter setting after bypassing an ILS signal. The aft section broke on impact and the main fuselage section overturned.
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