2012 Amazon Sky An-26 crash

On 17 December 2012, an Antonov An-26 (registration OB-1887-P) operated by Amazon Sky, crashed in Tomas District.

2012 Amazon Sky An-26 crash
The Amazon Sky Antonov An-26 involved in the accident
Accident
Date17 December 2012 (2012-12-17)
SummaryCrashed crossing the Andes due to icing of the engine intakes
SiteYauyos Province, Peru
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-26
OperatorAmazon Sky
RegistrationOB-1887-P
Flight originJorge Chávez International Airport, Lima, Peru
DestinationAeródromo Las Malvinas, Cuzco Province, Peru
Crew4
Fatalities4
Survivors0

The aircraft had been flying from Peru's capital of Lima to an airfield of the argentinian company Pluspetrol in the Cusco Region and was carrying a crew of 4 people. The accident occurred at about 15:42 local time as the aircraft firstly touched a mountain peak, then crashed in steep terrain. The site of the accident was only found the day after the crash.

The investigation commission found out that failure of both engines due to ice had caused the crash. The crew had failed to properly use the anti-icing.[1]

References

  1. "accident report CIAA August 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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