Faucett Flight 251 refers to a Boeing 737-200 that was operating a domestic scheduled Lima–Arequipa–Tacna passenger service and crashed on 29 February 1996, while completing the first leg, on approach to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport.[3] All 123 passenger and crew aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the accident.[2][3] It is the deadliest accident that occurred on Peruvian soil, as of March 2012[update].[4]