# NTSB NYC08WA081: Bell 212, Kiteni, Peru, January 16, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: January 16, 2008, 18:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place: Kiteni, Peru
- Coordinates: -12.191111, -73.002777
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-12.1911&lon=-73.0028&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08WA081
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67385/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08WA081

## Factual narrative

On January 16, 2008, about 1850 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Bell 212, Peruvian registration OB-1850, sustained substantial damage when it impacted a jungle area under unknown circumstances, near Kiteni, Peru.  Injuries to the two flightcrew and seven passengers were unknown.  The helicopter departed Kiteni, Peru at an unknown time, with an intended return to Kiteni.

This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA). Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:

CIAA

1203 Zorritos Avenue

Lima, Peru

This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Peru.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OB-1850 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Bell 212
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aviation del Sur S.A.
- Departed: Kiteni

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

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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