NYC08WA131

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 412EP · Santa Cruz, Peru · March 11, 2008

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
March 11, 2008, 10:50 local (15:50 UTC)
Place
Santa Cruz, Peru
Injuries
10 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N417EVBell 412EP
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event
Weather
Instrument (IMC)
Lead agency
Other
Case key
67655

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
N417EV
Reported as
Bell 412EP
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Helinka S.A.C.
Departed
La Granja
Destination
Chiclayo
Flight plan
Company VFR

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.

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC)