Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 near Cochamó: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 2, 2008 at 1430 LT
Operator:
Registration:
947
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Puerto Montt - Puerto Montt
MSN:
404
YOM:
1974
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Puerto Montt-El Tepual for a training flight. En route, the twin engine aircraft collided with the cables of a 23,000 volts powerline and crashed on a hilly terrain, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
