ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179842
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| Date: | 23-SEP-2015 |
| Time: | 16:31 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Heliflight Peru |
| Registration: | OB-1941P |
| C/n / msn: | 4842 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Raquipacti Hill -
 Peru
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Quillabamba Heliport |
| Cusco Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAA Peru |
On September 22, 2015, at 16:07, the AS 350B3 helicopter of Heliflight Peru took off from the Heliport of Quillabamba to make a transfer flight to the International Airport. Cusco.
The helicopter crashed when attempting to cross the Cordillera de los Andes through the Abra Málaga Pass. It hit the Raquipacti Hill at a height of approximately 15,275 feet (4,629 mts), due to bad weather conditions.
The investigation carried out established that the probable cause of the accident was due to the continuation of the flight in bad weather conditions, causing the helicopter to impact the hillside.
Sources:
https://elcomercio.pe/peru/cusco/helicoptero-particular-5-ocupantes-desaparecio-cusco-218894
https://diariocorreo.pe/ciudad/compania-heliflight-emitio-comunicado-tras-accidente-en-cusco-620204/ (includes operator press release but photo of Mi-8 accident).
http://static.wixstatic.com/media/4b885c_2a05166605cf40328e490934c611f9e4.jpg_srz_p_480_324_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2015 06:16 | Anon. | Added |
| 24-Sep-2015 06:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 24-Sep-2015 06:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2015 07:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2015 12:09 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Oct-2015 15:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Mar-2017 18:57 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Dec-2018 18:59 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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