# NTSB MIA97WA060: Aerospatiale SA-315B, N9151A, Sapahwa, Peru, December 29, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 29, 1996, 06:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place: Sapahwa, Peru
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA97WA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38356/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA060

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9151A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9151A-1998-03-17), registration cancelled 1998-03-17, S/N 238540 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Aerospatiale SA-315B
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA315B ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Helica Del Peru

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 70 °F

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