| Date: | Saturday 19 July 2008 |
| Time: | 09:14 |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-61N |
| Owner/operator: | AeroMaster del Perú, lsf Helicopter Transport Services |
| Registration: | N91158 |
| MSN: | 61424 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Jungle near Cusco -
Peru
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Destination airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAA |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Forced landing in jungle near Cusco, Peru due sudden decrease in engine torque & RPM on final approach. The helicopter was not able to reach the helipad, and the pilot performed an emergency landing to uneven terrain. Two crew & 11 pax uninjured.
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | CIAA |
| Report number: | CIAA-INCID-013-2008 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA) - Peru
Peruvian Report Ref. - CIAA-INCID013-2008
https://www.gob.pe/institucion/mtc/informes-publicaciones/357089-informe-final-ciaa-incid-013-2008-matricula-n91158-fecha-19-07-2008 NTSB notification ref. NTSB No. NYC08WA256
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 14-Jan-2019 19:58 |
Peteski |
Added |
| 22-Oct-2025 14:58 |
Anon. |
Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Oct-2025 15:03 |
ASN |
Updated [Operator, Nature, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |