Crash of a Piper PA-31 Navajo C near Las Horquetas: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 9, 2024 at 1000 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CRN
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Coyhaique - Chile Chico
MSN:
31-7712045
YOM:
1977
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane was on a charter flight from Coyhaique to Chile Chico, carrying six passengers and one pilot. Halfway into the flight, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located northwest of Las Horquetas, Aysén Region. The wreckage was found in the afternoon on the slope of Cerro Aislado. All seven occupants were killed.
