Aerospatiale AS350 OB-1911-P

Summary

On 1 October 2009 at about 22:05 local time, a Aerospatiale AS350 registered OB-1911-P, operated by Coyotair S.A.C., was involved in an accident near Cusco, Peru. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 October 2009 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Cusco, Peru

Coordinates

-12.5631, -72.0281

Aircraft

Aerospatiale AS350

Registration

OB-1911-P

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Coyotair S.A.C.

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ayacucho → Madre de Dios

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA10WA012

3 people died.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 1, 2009, about 2205 UTC, a Eurocopter AS350-B3, Peruvian registration OB-1911-P, operated by Coyotair S.A.C., was destroyed following an impact with terrain near Cusco, Peru. The helicopter impacted against a hill side at approximately 11,700 feet elevation and coordinates 12 deg 33.785 min South, 072 deg, 01.681 min West. The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. The pilot and two passengers were killed. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Peru Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA). For further information contact: CIAA Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Jiron Zorritos 1203 Lima 1 Peru Tel: 011-511-615-7800, Ext 3030 This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained from, the Government of Peru.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.