# NTSB NYC08WA131: Bell 412EP, N417EV, Santa Cruz, Peru, March 11, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 11, 2008, 10:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place: Santa Cruz, Peru
- Coordinates: -6.637333, -79.179056
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-6.6373&lon=-79.1791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 10 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08WA131
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67655/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08WA131

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [Bell 412EP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=1182205), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N417EV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417EV-2008-05-15), registration cancelled 2008-05-15, S/N 36430, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Bell 412EP
- Registry model: [Bell 412EP](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412ep) (registry code 1182205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3DF](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3df) (registry code 52227, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Helinka S.A.C.
- Departed: La Granja
- Destination: Chiclayo
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)

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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