2013 Helicópteros del Pacífico Mil Mi-8 crash

Helicopter crash in Loreto, Peru 2013 Helicópteros del Pacífico Mil Mi-8 crash OB-1916-P Mil Mi-8 HELIPAC Helicopteros Del Pacifico (7506440456).jpg 1.1 OB-1916-P, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2012 Accident 2013 04 07 y Tail rotor control failure due to improper equipment stowage Near Lot 27, Perenco site, Loreto, Peru 01 38 07.54 S 75 01 57.56 W type:event inline,title Mil Mi-8P Helicópteros del Pacífico OB-1916-P Iquitos, Loreto, Peru Lot 67, Perenco site, Loreto, Peru 13 9 4 13 0 On 7 April 2013, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter operated by Helicópteros del Pacífico (Helipac) broke up in flight and crashed en route from Iquitos to a Perenco site near the Curaray River, in the Loreto Region of Peru. All 13 people on board were killed. The occupants, all Peruvian nationals, were nine passengers and four crew. Among the passengers were Perenco workers and other contractors.Loreto: Helicóptero con 13 ocupantes se precipitó a tierra en Iquitos https://peru21.pe/lima/loreto-helicoptero-13-ocupantes-precipito-tierra-iquitos-100916 27 December 2018 Perú21 7 April 2013 Brigadistas de la FAP buscan a ocupantes de helicóptero caído en Loreto https://peru21.pe/lima/brigadistas-fap-buscan-ocupantes-helicoptero-caido-loreto-100920 27 December 2018 Perú21 7 April 2013 Investigation The accident investigation by the Peruvian Comisión De Investigación De Accidentes De Aviación (Aviation Accidents Investigation Commission) established that while the aircraft was cruising at an altitude of 700 m ft, a luggage net that was improperly placed in a rear fuselage compartment became entangled with the tail rotor's transmission shaft and control cables, causing the cables to snap and resulting in a total loss of directional control. The crew then attempted an emergency landing by performing an autorotation, but likely over-control by the pilot while flaring over densely forested terrain resulted in the main rotor's blades striking the tail boom, severing it from the fuselage. The aircraft then crashed to the ground out of control.Informe Final – Helicopteros del Pacifico Mi-8, 7 Abril 2013 http://transparencia.mtc.gob.pe/idm_docs/P_recientes/5795.pdf PDF, 61 MB 27 December 2018 Comisión De Investigación De Accidentes De Aviación - CIAA December 2013 es - Alternate URL References External links Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network Aviation Peru Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2013 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Mil Mi-8 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Peru Category:2013 in Peru Category:April 2013 in South America Category:2013 disasters in Peru