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| Date: | Friday 9 January 2004 |
| Time: | c. 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Peruvian Nacional Police (PNP) |
| Registration: | PNP-119 |
| MSN: | 7202 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Buenavista Baja, Lurín -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | IAP Jorge Chavez |
Fell to the ground after reported engine fire and than an explosion at 20 meters, destroying the main rotor blades. Instructor Major Jaime Ramirez Mendoza and student Lt Jorge Anchea Garavito on an in-flight emergency training flight.
Sources:
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/peru/Police/Peru-police-BK117.htm
Air Forces Monthly, April 2004, p84
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2012 12:29 | TB | Added |
| 03-Nov-2012 14:58 | TB | Updated |
| 11-Nov-2012 14:02 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2021 12:30 | TB | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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