NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA13RA106
Registry · N241CH
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GIV-X (G450)
Year of manufacture
2011 · 2 years old at event
Engine
ROLLS-ROYC TAY 611-8C
Seats / Engines
22 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20150121
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A233F0
Registrant of record
TTX 2 LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
On January 7, 2013, about 2002 universal coordinated time (1502 local time), a Boeing-Vertol 234, N241CH, operated by Columbia Helicopters Peru, S.A.C., was destroyed during an inflight breakup and subsequent impact with terrain near Pucallpa, Peru. The U.S. commercial-rated pilot, Peruvian private-rated co-pilot, and five additional company employees of both U.S. and Peruvian nationality were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The sling-load positioning flight had departed FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo Interbnational Airport (SPCL), Pucallpa, Peru, about 5 minutes earlier, en route to Cadet FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport (SPST), Tarapoto, Peru, and was operating under Peruvian flight regulations. The investigation is under the direction of the Republic of Peru. For further information contact: Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA) Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Avenida Jiron Zorritos 1203 Lima 1 Peru Central: 6157800 Tel: ( 511 ) 315 - 7800 http://www.mtc.gob.pe/portal/transportes/aereo/ciaa/ciaa.htm This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Republic of Peru. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_2013_ERA13RA106.txt.
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