Peruvian Army AW109 Crash

A Peruvian Army Agusta A109K helicopter, registration EP-343, crashed at about 8:30 a.m. on 3 November 2026 in El Cenepa district, Condorcanqui province, Amazonas, near the Ecuadorian border, La República reported. The aircraft was flying an inspection sortie over four minefields in support of the humanitarian demining of the area of the 1995 Cenepa War. An Army paramedic of the demining team was killed and three other occupants were injured; the Army said they were in stable condition. La República attributed the accident to adverse weather in the area; the Army said investigators would examine mechanical and meteorological factors. EP-343 was one of three Army A109Ks returned to service since 2012.