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| Date: | Tuesday 7 December 2021 |
| Time: | 11:52 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-171Sh |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Perú |
| Registration: | 609 |
| MSN: | 171S00604105401U |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near San Mateo, Huarochiro province -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lima-Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM/SPIM) |
| San Ramón |
The helicopter disappeared near San Mateo county, south of Lima en route to Pucallpa. Weather conditions did not allow an immediate search from the air or by land. The next day the wreckage was located.
All 5 POB died.
Sources:
https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2021/12/08/huarochiri-reportan-muerte-de-tres-oficiales-y-dos-subalternos-fap-tras-caida-de-helicoptero/
https://scramble.nl/military-news/crash-fap-mi-171sh
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2021 13:57 | poxipol | Added |
| 08-Dec-2021 13:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 08-Dec-2021 15:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 08-Dec-2021 15:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2021 16:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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