- Date
- June 6, 2012, 22:21 local (22:21 UTC)
- Place
- Cusco, Peru
- Injuries
- 14 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- OB-1840-PSikorsky S58
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Miscellaneous/other
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 83943
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Miscellaneous/otherAll aircraft: 1,556 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación of Peru (CIAA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Sikorsky S58 helicopter that occurred on June 06, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the helicopter. All investigative information will be released by the CIAA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- OB-1840-P
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S58 (ET)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Helicopteros Del Cusco S.A
- Registered owner
- Helicopteros Del Cusco S.A