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Crash of a Potez 56 in Quilitapia: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Potez 56
Operator:
Registration:
CC-LNN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Santiago – Iquique
MSN:
3962
Location:
Quilitapia
Región de Coquimbo
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
En route, while flying too low, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops, lost a wing and crashed in flames in a ravine near Quilitapia, some 100 km south of Coquimbo. All six occupants were killed, among them the pilot David Vivero Carrasco.

Crash of a Potez 56 in Caleta Quebrada Honda: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Potez 56
Operator:
Registration:
CC-LLN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3963
Location:
La Serena
Región de Coquimbo
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Caleta Quebrada Honda, north of Punta Teatinos, near La Serena. All seven occupants were killed, among them the pilot Pancho Larrain Peró.

Crash of a Potez 56 in Palca: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Potez 56
Operator:
Registration:
5
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Iquique – Arica – Tacna
Location:
Palca
Tacna
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While descending to Tacna Airport on a flight from Arica, the pilot encounted limited visibility due to foggy conditions. The aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain and crashed near the village of Palca, about 45 km northeast of Tacna Airport. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Eduardo Arndt Brieva, pilot.
Passengers:
Amilcar Peoza,
Oscar Saragoni,
Emilio Cassorla.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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