After experiencing some blade damage in flight, an emergency landing was made. The impact killed pilot Rodolfo León Gavilán. The other 18 on board survived. The police had been engaged on an anti-drug trafficking mission.
- Date
- May 9, 2012
- Make
- Mil
- Model
- Mi-8
- Location
- On the banks of the Ene River, 100km from Mazamari
- Country
- Peru
- CivilMilitary
- Military
- Fatal
- 1
- Operator
- Peruvian-National-Police
- Link 1
- http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.larepublica.pe%2F10-05-2012%2Fpiloto-de-helicoptero-muere-en-accidente-durante-accion-policial-antidrogas-en-satipo
- Link 2
- http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/05/10/1-dead-18-injured-in-crash-police-chopper-in-peru/
- Link 3
- http://www.odt.co.nz/news/world/208869/one-dead-18-injured-peru-chopper-crash
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