On 17 December 2012, An Amazon Sky Antonov AN-26, registration OB-1887-P performing a freight flight from Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima to Aeròdromo Las Malvinas in the Cuzco Province, Peru with 4 crew.
Aircraft & Crew
The aircraft was a twin-turboprop Antonov An-26 built in 1978, it was delivered to Amazon Sky around December 2006 when was registered UR-VIG and re-registered OB-1887-P in April 2008.
The crew consisted in a Captain with 13,145 hours total, of which 12,308 hours on Antonov An-26's;
A First Officer with 1,373 hours total, of which 1,193 hours on Antonov An-26's;
A Flight Engineer with 2,185 hours total, of which 2,130 hours on Antonov An-26's;
And a Navigator with 657 hours total, of which 602 hours on Antonov An-26's.
Accident
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.
The investigation commission found that failure of both engines due to ice had caused the crash. The crew had failed to properly use the anti-icing.