What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 7, 2013, at approximately 1457 peruvian local time (1957 gmt), N241CH, a Boeing model 234 Vertol helicopter, operated by columbia helicopters, Peru (5CPF), experienced an inflight breakup and crashed into a field 4NM northwest of Pucallpa, Peru (spcl). The aft rotor system including the transmission case and most of the aft pylon were located 400 feet northwest of the main wreckage. Onboard were two pilots and five company personnel; all received fatal injuries. There were no ground injuries. Moderate post crash fire consumed much of the main wreckage but the aft pylon was not burned. Weather at the time of the crash was wind 080 at 08 knots, unlimited visibility, scattered clouds at 1,500, scattered clouds at 8,000, temperature 31 degrees celsius (88 degrees farenheit), dewpoint 24 degrees celsius (76 degrees farenheit), altimeter 1009 mb.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 7, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1457 PERUVIAN LOCAL TIME (1957 GMT), N241CH, A BOEING MODEL 234 VERTOL HELICOPTER, OPERATED BY COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS, PERU (5CPF), EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP AND CRASHED INTO A FIELD 4NM NORTHWEST OF PUCALLPA, PERU (SPCL). THE AFT ROTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND MOST OF THE AFT PYLON WERE LOCATED 400 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. ONBOARD WERE TWO PILOTS AND FIVE COMPANY PERSONNEL; ALL RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES. MODERATE POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED MUCH OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE BUT THE AFT PYLON WAS NOT BURNED. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS WIND 080 AT 08 KNOTS, UNLIMITED VISIBILITY, SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 1,500, SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 8,000, TEMPERATURE 31 DEGREES CELSIUS (88 DEGREES FARENHEIT), DEWPOINT 24 DEGREES CELSIUS (76 DEGREES FARENHEIT), ALTIMETER 1009 MB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.