Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 28 April 2005
Aircraft Type: Let L-410UVP
Owner/operator: Ejrcito del Per£
Registration Number: EP-830
Location: near Pisco –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: No specific component identified.No specific component identified.
Category: Accident
A Let 410 aircraft crashed near a fractionation plant due to a simulated engine failure. The captain was attempting to mimic an engine malfunction.A Let 410 aircraft crashed near a fractionation plant due to a simulated engine failure. The captain was attempting to mimic an engine malfunction.
Description
The Let 410 departed Lima at 08:59. The aircraft landed at Pisco at 10:19 to refuel. The flight departed again at 11:21. Seven minutes later the airplane crashed out of control near a fractionation plant. Reportedly the captain was simulating a failure of the no. 1 engine when the accident happened.
Primary Cause
Simulated engine failure during flight.Simulated engine failure during flight.Share on:
