Incident report
Boeing Vertol 234 crash near Pucallpa, Peru
fatal2013-01-077 fatalities
Summary
A Boeing Vertol 234 (Chinook civilian variant) helicopter crashed near Pucallpa in the Peruvian Amazon, killing all 7 on board. The large twin-rotor helicopter was operating in the oil and gas sector.
Incident details
Date
2013-01-07
Location
Pucallpa, Peru
Aircraft
Registration
N241CH
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
7
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Weather
VMC
-8.3821, -74.5388
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities7
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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