Crash of a Fairchild FC-2W2 off Caleta Buena
Date & Time:
Feb 3, 1931 at 1640 LT
Operator:
Registration:
NC8026
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Arauca – Antofagasta
MSN:
168
YOM:
1928
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a mail flight from Arauca to Antofagasta, carrying two crew members and eight mail bags. En route, in unclear circumstances, the airplane crashed into the sea off the beach of Piedra de las Montijitas, about 11 km north of Caleta Buena. Both crew members were uninjured and rescued by fishermen. The aircraft, written off, was later recovered and parked on a pier. Six mail bags were recovered.
Crew:
C. Thompson, pilot,
Luis Morales, pilot.
Crew:
C. Thompson, pilot,
Luis Morales, pilot.
