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Helisur Helicopter Crashes at Pluspetrol’s Malvinas Gas Plant, Killing Three

Emergency protocols were activated pending an official determination of the cause.

Overview

  • The aircraft went down at about 2:30 p.m. local time during load operations in the facility’s aerial operations area.
  • Pluspetrol reported that all three occupants, identified as Helisur crew members, died in the accident.
  • The crash occurred at the Malvinas Natural Gas Plant in Megantoni, La Convención province, in Peru’s Cusco region.
  • Helisur’s aerial emergency plan and Pluspetrol’s emergency response system were activated with coordination underway with local authorities.
  • No cause has been disclosed, with further information pending from the companies and authorities.