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Despite these alarms, they failed to adequately process the most critical alerts. A terrain warning finally jolted the crew into recognizing the immediacy of their situation. However, trapped in a feedback loop of erroneous altimeter readings and warning systems, they could not act decisively as they descended perilously toward the ocean.
The Final Moments
At 1:11 AM, Aero Peru Flight 603 crashed into the Pacific Ocean, striking the water left wing first at a grave speed. Sadly, the incident resulted in the loss of all 70 people on board. Rescuers found nine bodies floating, while the remaining passengers sank with the wreckage. The pilots had operated under a false sense of altitude and speed, unaware of the real peril they faced until it was far too late.