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| Date: | Monday 27 October 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17-1V |
| Owner/operator: | Peruvian Army |
| Registration: | EP-656 |
| MSN: | 96146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Chagual Airport (SPGL) -
 Peru
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cajamarca |
| Chagual Airport (SPGL) |
The tail rotor collided with the safety net of the helipad on landing, resulting in the fuselage being punctured by metal fragments, 1 occupant (Brigadier General Marco Marín Saldaña) was killed.
Sources:
https://www.infobae.com/peru/2025/10/27/muere-el-jefe-del-comando-unificado-de-pataz-ejercito-del-peru-da-detalles-del-fallecimiento/
https://www.defensa.com/peru/general-marin-jefe-comando-unificado-pataz-fallece-accidente-17
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Nov-2025 13:31 | ASN | Added |
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