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 File No. 408-13

On January 22, 1943, at approximately 3:15 p.m. EST, an accident occurred north by east from Chaparra, Province of Arequipa, Peru (latitude 15°29'S, longitude 73°49'W), in the Andes Mountains, at an elevation of about 13,000 feet above sea level. The four members of the crew and ten passengers were fatally injured, while one passenger escaped with serious injury. The aircraft, a Douglas DC3A, NC33645, was demolished. It was being operated by Pan American-Grace Airways as Trip No. 9 in scheduled air carrier service between Santiago, Chile, and Lima, Peru, with a scheduled stop at Arequipa, Peru.

The Washington Office of the Civil Aeronautics Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board) received notification and immediately initiated an investigation of the accident in accordance with the provisions of Section 702 (a)(2) of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended. William K. Andrews, Chief, Investigation Section, Safety Bureau of the Board, proceeded to the scene of the accident, arriving there at about 6:00 a.m. on February 3, 1943.

There was no formal hearing conducted but upon the basis of all of the evidence accumulated during the investigation, the Board now makes its report in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended.