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.
 The Amazon Sky Antonov An-26 involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 December 2012 |
| Summary | Crashed crossing the Andes due to icing of the engine intakes |
| Site | Yauyos Province, Peru |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-26 |
| Operator | Amazon Sky |
| Registration | OB-1887-P |
| Flight origin | Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima, Peru |
| Destination | Aeródromo Las Malvinas, Cuzco Province, Peru |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
References
- Premack, Rachel. "'Lack of understanding of how unsafe he was': A pilot in Amazon Air's crashed cargo plane raised safety concerns at previous employers and repeatedly failed key exams". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- "accident report CIAA August 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links
- Final report (in Spanish)
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