Crash of a Fairchild FC-2W2 in Alto Chiza
Date & Time:
Feb 24, 1939
Operator:
Registration:
18
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Iquique – Arica
MSN:
5
YOM:
1927
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Iquique to Arica, the pilot encountered engine problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a hilly terrain located some 114 km north of Iquique and was damaged beyond repair. Both occupants were uninjured and rescued three days later.
Crew:
Luis Carmona Lopehandía, pilot.
Passenger:
Cantalicio Valdebenito Vargas.
Crew:
Luis Carmona Lopehandía, pilot.
Passenger:
Cantalicio Valdebenito Vargas.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
