NTSB to assist investigation of Boeing Ve-234 helicopter crash in Peru

British Airways Vertol WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Saety Board is sending a team of investigators to Pucallpa, Peru, to assi...

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WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Saety Board is sending a team of investigators to Pucallpa, Peru, to assist the Government of Peru with its investigation of Monday's crash involving a Boeing helicopter.
According to the U.S. Department of State, the accident claimed the lives of five American citizens.
On Monday afternoon, in Pucallpa, Peru, a Boeing-Vertol 234 helicopter, operated by the U.S.operator Columbia Helicopters, crashed shortly after takeoff.
The helicopter had departed from FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo InternationalAirport, Pullcapa, Peru enroute to Tarapoto, Peru. It has been reported that all seven persons aboard the aircraft sustained fatal injuries.
The NTSB has designated senior air safety investigator, Paul Cox, as the U.S. Accredited Representative. He will be accompanied by two NTSB investigators with expertise in helicopter systems and operations, a representative from the Federal Aviation Administration, and a representative from Columbia Helicopters.
The Columbia Helicopters Peru aircraft was carrying engineers from the Calgary-based company Petrominerales, which is exploring for oil and gas in four large land concessions it has in the Ucayali Basin. The company also has an exploration block in the Lake Titicaca basin in southern Peru.
Boeing Vertol 234 is the commercial version of the famous Chinook helicopter.