# NTSB ERA12WA554: Bell 212, Malvinas, Peru, August 23, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 23, 2012, 20:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Malvinas, Peru
- Coordinates: -11.793889, -72.626945
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-11.7939&lon=-72.6269&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA554
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84983/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84983
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA554

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 23, 2012, about 2020 universal coordinated time (1520 local time), a Bell 212, Peruvian registration OB-1912-P, operated by Los Andes S.A.C., was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while approaching a jungle landing site about 19 nautical miles east of Malvinas, Peru. The Peruvian and Ecuadorian pilots, and two passengers, were not injured. One passenger sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight conducted under Peruvian flight regulations.According to Peruvian authorities, about 80 meters from the landing site, the pilot lost directional control and the helicopter impacted the ground and rolled onto its side. The investigation is under the direction of the Republic of Peru. For further information contact: Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA) Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Avenida Jiron Zorritos 1203 Lima 1 Peru Central: 6157800 Tel: ( 511 ) 315 - 7800 http://www.mtc.gob.pe/portal/transportes/aereo/ciaa/ciaa.htm This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information that was released by the Republic of Peru.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OB-1912-P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 30820
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Los Andes S.A.C.
- Registered owner: Los Andes S.A.C.
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: PE1, Malvinas
- Destination: Malvinas
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 11, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84983. 672 KB in all.

- Memorandum of Record (item 1, .PDF, 114 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40376957&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record-Master.PDF
- Photo 1: View of Wreckage (item 2, .PDF, 557 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413215&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20View%20of%20Wreckage-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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