Bell 206L-1 N2246Q

21 August 1997 · Arica, Peru · Fatal

Summary

On 21 August 1997 at about 16:45 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N2246Q, operated by Helica del Peru, was involved in an accident near Arica, Peru. 6 people were on board and 3 died, 3 were seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 21 August 1997 at 16:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Arica, Peru
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 206L-1
Registration: N2246Q
Operator: Helica del Peru
Operating rule: Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Purpose of flight: Other Work Use
Phase of flight: Not recorded
Aircraft damage: Not recorded
NTSB number: FTW97RA323

People

3 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
6	3	3	0	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record FTW97RA323, from the public aviation accident database.

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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 Dec 1997	Beechcraft BE-200 N26LE	Huarmey, Peru no coordinates	Aero-Condor S.a.	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1997	Beechcraft E-90 N90DA	Choque, Peru no coordinates	Trans Andes S.a.	No injuries	-
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30 Jun 1996	Aerospatiale SA315B N32074	La Peruanita, Peru no coordinates	Helica del Peru, S.a.	Fatal	2
18 Oct 1996	Cessna 404 CFYUQ	Bolognesi, Peru no coordinates	Aerodat, Inc.	Fatal	3

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