What happened
On March 6, 2013, at approximately 1245 UTC, a Beech B200, registration OB-1992, crashed in the vicinity of La Libertad, Peru. The aircraft, operated by Aero Transporte Sociedad Anonima ATSA, was performing a visual approach to Aerodrome Pias (SPIS) as part of a foreign charter flight originating from Jorge Chavez International Airport (SPIM) in Lima.
The flight departed Lima at approximately 1130 UTC. Upon reaching the destination area, the flightcrew encountered adverse weather conditions, which led them to fly over the destination airport without landing. During the flight, the aircraft struck wires and subsequently impacted mountainous terrain at an elevation of approximately 6,850 feet mean sea level. The impact and a subsequent postcrash fire destroyed the airplane. There were 9 fatal injuries, involving the pilot, the co-pilot, and seven passengers.