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On final approach to Los Ángeles-María Dolores Airport, the airplane crashed in a wooded area located about 412 metres short of runway 18, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and the pilot, sole on board, was killed. The accident occurred 19 minutes after sunset.

Crash of a Piper PA-31 Turbo Navajo B in Concepción: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 2010 at 1346 LT

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31-310 Navajo

Operator:

Registration:

CC-PGY

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Humanitarian

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Tobalaba - Concepción

MSN:

31-7401257

YOM:

1974

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Captain / Total flying hours:

760

Captain / Total hours on type:

81.00

Aircraft flight hours:

3167

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft was performing a special flight from Tobalaba to Concepción with a team of five experts from the Santo Tomás University. While descending to Concepción-Carriel Sur Airport in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located some 20 km north of the airport, near Tomé. All six occupants were killed. They should inspect installations in Concepción following the earthquake from 27FEB2010.
Pilot:
Marcelo Ruiz.
Passengers:
Ernesto Videla,
Pablo Desbordes,
Ignacio Fernández,
Rodolfo Becker,
Guillermo Moya.

Probable cause:

The pilot continued the approach in low visibility and let the aircraft descending below the minimum safe altitude. At the time of impact, the aircraft was 10° off track (017° radial) for a runway 20 approach in IMC. Consequently, investigators feel that the accident was caused by a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). Poor efficiency in procedures execution on part of the pilot by executing an approach in IMC with a twin engine aircraft was considered as a contributory factor, and his relative low experience on type.

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Crash of a Cessna 650 Citation III in Concepción: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1992

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 650 Citation III

Operator:

Registration:

E-302

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Santiago - Concepción

MSN:

650-0033

YOM:

1984

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Circumstances:

On final approach to Concepción-Carriel Sur Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with overcast at 750 metres and broken at 300 metres. On final, the crew informed ATC he just passed over the inner marker when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain (435 metres high) located 4 km short of runway 20 threshold. All three crew members were killed. At the time of the accident, wind was blowing from the north at 23 knots. For unknown reasons, the crew was completing the approach at an insufficient altitude.

Crash of a Douglas R6D-1 near Santiago de Chile: 16 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1978

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-6

Operator:

Registration:

131618

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Concepción – Santiago

MSN:

43721

YOM:

1953

Location:

Santiago de Chile

Región Metropolitana de Santiago

Country:

Chile

Region:

South America

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Circumstances:

The four engine airplane was flying from Concepción to Santiago and was carrying eight passengers and eight crew members taking part to 'Operation Unitas', a joint training exercise by the navies of the US, Peru and Chile. While approaching Santiago-Pudahuel Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Due to limited visibility, the captain decided to initiate a go-around manoeuvre. Few minutes later, while circling for another approach at an altitude of 2,600 feet, the airplane struck a mountain (3,000 feet high) located about 17 km south of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 16 occupants were killed.