ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68546
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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 2009 |
| Time: | 14:26 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | CoyotAir Perú S.A. |
| Registration: | OB-1911-P |
| MSN: | 3585 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Naranjayoc, Calca Province, near the border of Manu National Park -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP/SPHO) Ayacucho, Huama |
| SAE Petroleum Camp, Salvación,Madre de Dios | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
CFIT at 11.500ft AMSL. VFR flight. Met data suggests clouds at cruising altitude.
Per a contemporary newspaper report:
"16:39; Cusco, Oct. 04 (Andina). A helicopter of the company Coyotair S.A., has crashed, causing the death of three of his crew. It was heading to the camp of SAE Petroleum Corporation, located in the area called Salvacion, in the region of Madre de Dios
In a statement, the company said it referred the October 1 crash of helicopter AS-350-B3, registration OB-1911-P, came from the "Col airport. FAP Alfredo Mendivil in the city of Ayacucho, bound to the said camp carrying three crew on board, who lost communication with the central base of operations that day at 14:26
Immediately, all relevant emergency services were notified, such as Search and Rescue Service of the Air Force of Peru. They also provided support in a first attempt to find other helicopters and units of the company and other flight services, which were near the place where contact with members of the crew were lost.
Due to difficult weather conditions in the area, indicating that we could not make any trace on the location of the aircraft, a situation that persisted all day Friday before the FAP could locate the crashed helicopter.
But on Saturday in the early hours of the morning, on the top of a hill village at Naranjayoc (Calca Province), near the border of Manu National Park, effected the rescue and finding the bodies of the following people:
Luis Miguel González Aguilar (pilot)
Benjamin Espinoza (mechanic)
Reynaldo Fonseca (refueller)
It is indicated that the families of the bereaved relatives are already in Cusco and are receiving support, and it is hoped that this culminated the proceedings, to collect the bodies of their loved ones.
In this regard, the company extends its condolences to the family and friends of the workers who have the required coverage policy by the relevant insurance company.
He points out that from the beginning, Coyotair is coordinating all actions with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ministry of Transport and Communications, for investigation of the possible causes of this fatal accident."
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://maquina-de-combate.com/blog/archives/618#]
2. http://adonde.com/noticias-peru/404/
3. http://www.mtc.gob.pe/portal/transportes/aereo/ciaa/OB-1911-P%20CoyotAir%20Peru%2001%20Oct.%202009,%20La%20Convenci%C3%B3nx.pdf
4. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/11594/
5. http://www.airbushelicopters.com/site/docs_wsw/RUB_36/Potential_28_01_2014.pdf
6. http://andina.pe/agencia/noticia.aspx?id=257297
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2009 12:10 | chulian1819 | Added |
| 06-Oct-2009 12:14 | harro | Updated |
| 06-Oct-2009 12:30 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 23-Jul-2010 11:34 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2014 01:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2014 01:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2014 09:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
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