Chile

Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

2043

YOM:

1944

Flight number:

Tanker 34

Location:

Lake Gutierrez

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Circumstances:

Engaged in a fire fighting mission, Tanker 34 was completing a scoop procedure in Lake Gutierrez when it struck an obstacle floating on water, maybe a tree trunk. The airplane came to rest and sak. A pilot was rescued while the second was killed.

Crash of a Fairchild F27J in La Serena: 46 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1982 at 0927 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild F27

Operator:

Registration:

CC-CJE

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Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Pesquara Coloso Servicios Aéreos

Schedule:

Santiago - La Serena

MSN:

YOM:

1959

Flight number:

ANS307

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Aircraft flight hours:

47357

Circumstances:

On final approach to La Serena-La Florida Airport, the left engine failed. The crew lost control of the airplane that banked left, lost height and crashed 2 km short of runway 11 threshold, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all 46 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Inadequate flight planning by the pilot-in-command in coordinating the adoption of measures and applying procedures to successfully remedy a stall condition caused by total loss of power in the left engine when the aircraft was flying at low altitude on final approach to land, in landing configuration.

Crash of a Partenavia P.68 in La Serena: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1982

Type of aircraft:

Partenavia P.68

Operator:

Registration:

CC-CHK

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

215

YOM:

1980

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Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both pilots.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-5D Buffalo in Punta Arenas

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1981

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo

Operator:

Registration:

920

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena

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YOM:

1980

Location:

Punta Arenas

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances upon landing at Punta Arenas-Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Airport. There were no casualties. The exact date remains unknown, somewhere during 1981.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-15-DK near Coyhaique

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1981

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Aerolineas Cordillera (Aerocor)

Registration:

CC-CBW

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

MSN:

15259/26704

YOM:

1944

Location:

Coyhaique

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Region:

Linea Aérea de Transporte Interior Sud Americano - LATISA

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Coyhaique Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando in Cochrane: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1981 at 1039 LT

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

Operator:

Registration:

CC-CAT

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

Schedule:

Cochrane - Villa O'Higgins

MSN:

33236

YOM:

1945

Location:

Cochrane

Country:

Region:

Transportes Aéreos de Magallanes - TAMA

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Circumstances:

The airplane was engaged in a cargo flight from Cochrane to Villa O'Higgins, carrying six tons of various goods. After takeoff from Cochrane Airport, while initial climb, the airplane rolled to the right, lost height and crashed on a small hill located 3 km from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right engine after rotation for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Beechcraft E18S in Porvenir

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1980

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft E18

Operator:

Registration:

CC-CAK

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena

Schedule:

Porvenir – Punta Arenas

MSN:

BA-306

YOM:

1957

Location:

Porvenir

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De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

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Circumstances:

At liftoff, the right engine failed. The airplane banked right, causing the right main gear to struck the ground and to be torn off. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest. All 11 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right engine at takeoff for unknown reasons.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 near Santiago de Chile: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1980

Type of aircraft:

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Registration:

943

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MSN:

396

YOM:

1974

Location:

Santiago de Chile

Región Metropolitana de Santiago

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