ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237726
Last updated: 22 September 2020
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| Date: | 07-JUL-2020 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17-1V |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Perú (FAP) |
| Registration: | 664 |
| C/n / msn: | 419M29 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | river near Chija community, Amazonas -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Urakusa |
| Chija |
According to some reports a Mil Mi-17 of the Fuerza Aérea del Perú (FAP) has crashed in a river in the Amazonas. Seven occupants died in the crash, four crew members and three civilian passengers.
Sources:
https://www.tvperu.gob.pe/noticias/nacionales/fuerza-aerea-del-peru-aeronave-se-encuentra-no-habida-esta-perdida
https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/helicoptero-militar-peru-frontera-ecuador.html
https://www.web24.news/u/2020/07/military-helicopter-disappears-in-the-peruvian-amazon.html
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-07/08/content_76250175.htm
https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/lo-ultimo/mueren-siete-personas-accidente-helicoptero-peru/
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Peru-Air-Force/Mil-Mi-17-1V/4594187/L (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2020 08:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Jul-2020 08:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Jul-2020 13:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 08-Jul-2020 13:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Damage] |
| 09-Jul-2020 05:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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