ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68144
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 September 2009 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MT |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea del Peru (FAP) |
| Registration: | OB-1531/640 |
| MSN: | 419M43 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Santo Domingo de Acobamba -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter was attempting to rescue some wounded soldiers near the capital of the Santo Domingo de Acobamba district, Huancayo province (Junín region), when it shot down by guerrillas with machine-gun fire, killing two crewmen.
Sources:
https://diariocorreo.pe/correo/nota.php?txtEdi_id=4&txtSecci_id=101&txtNota_id=127080
Scramble 365
https://www.bbc.com/mundo/america_latina/2009/09/090903_1000_helicoptero_down_peru_med
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2009 11:16 | harro | Added |
| 27-Feb-2011 04:16 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2011 04:42 | TB | Updated [Registration, Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2011 04:57 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2019 16:43 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Sep-2023 14:21 | Drone Insider | Updated [[Source]] |
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