- Date
- January 7, 2013, 20:02 local (20:02 UTC)
- Place
- Pucallpa, Peru, Peru
- Injuries
- 7 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N241CHBoeing-Vertol 234
- Defining event
- Enroute: Aircraft structural failure
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Investigation class
- Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- FAA AVP-100
- FAA report
- 20130107007199A
- Case key
- 85974
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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.
Factual narrative
On January 7, 2013, about 2002 universal coordinated time (1502 local time), a Boeing-Vertol 234, N241CH, operated by Columbia Helicopters Peru, S.A.C., was destroyed during an inflight breakup and subsequent impact with terrain near Pucallpa, Peru. The U.S. commercial-rated pilot, Peruvian private-rated co-pilot, and five additional company employees of both U.S. and Peruvian nationality were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The sling-load positioning flight had departed FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo Interbnational Airport (SPCL), Pucallpa, Peru, about 5 minutes earlier, en route to Cadet FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport (SPST), Tarapoto, Peru, and was operating under Peruvian flight regulations. 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 released by the Republic of Peru.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N241CH
- Reported as
- Boeing-Vertol 234
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- MJ016
- Engines
- Honeywell AL5512, 4,075 horsepower, turbo shaftHoneywell AL5512, 4,075 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Columbia Helicopters Peru, S.A.C.
- Registered owner
- Columbia Helicopters Leasing Inc
- Departed
- SPCL · Pucallpa
- Destination
- SPST · Tarapoto
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 5
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 42
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Role
- Other flight crew
- Age
- 46
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Role
- Other flight crew
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Role
- Other flight crew
- Age
- 72
- Injuries
- Fatal
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 11, 2013, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 26 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.