Wirestrike Accident Bell 212 692, Sunday 17 July 1983
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Date:Sunday 17 July 1983
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B212 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 212
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP
Registration: 692
MSN: 32140
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cuzco -   Peru
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Machu Piccu
Destination airport:Cuzco
Narrative:
Wirestrike.

Sources:

Scramble
Flight International 24 March 1984, p754
El Informador 19 July 1983, p10A

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
05-Jun-2014 18:45 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
05-Dec-2015 21:51 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
01-Jun-2018 07:03 TB Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ]

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