Let L-410 crash, Apr 28, 2005 (13 killed), Pisco
Let L-410 accident on April 28, 2005 near Pisco, Ica, Peru with 13 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after the instructor simulated an engine failure...
- Date: April 28, 2005
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: Pisco, Ica, Peru
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control after the instructor simulated an engine failure during a training flight, per the database summary found. No official report was located.
A new Let L-410 operated by the Peruvian Armed Forces was flying a local training flight from Pisco with 13 people aboard, including an instructor and pilots under training. Seven minutes after takeoff the instructor shut down the left engine to simulate a failure, and control was lost. The aircraft crashed and burned, killing all 13 occupants.