TANS PERU AIRLINES FLIGHT 204

The Airline:
TANS Peru Airlines, founded in the 1960’s by the Air Force to help serve remote jungle communities, became a commercial airline in 1998. It currently has flights between Lima, Cusco and Puerto Maldonado.

The Aircraft:
Along with the 737-100, the 737-200 was part of the first generation production models of the world’s most successful jet airliner family, Boeing's 737 twinjet. They were first ordered in 1965 and delivered in December of 1967. The 737-200 had its first flight on August 8 1967 and remained in production until 1988, after 1114 had been built. The launch customer of the 737-200 was United Airlines.

Background and History of the Flight:
Flight 204 departed Lima with 92 passengers, 6 crew members, for a total of 98 people on board. It was originally scheduled to stop briefly in Pucallpa, before continuing onto Iquitos – a popular tourist destination.

Service and Maintenance History of the Aircraft:
The plane was built in 1983.

The Flight Crew:
No information about the identity of the flight crew has been released.

The Passengers and Crew:
Flight 204 listed 11 Americans, two Italians, an Australian, a Spaniard and a Colombian on board. All of the other passengers and crew members were Peruvian. Among the 16 foreigners on the fligh, six Americans and two Italians had survived.

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