Crash of a Beechcraft E18S in Porvenir
Date & Time:
Aug 1, 1980
Registration:
CC-CAK
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Porvenir – Punta Arenas
MSN:
BA-306
YOM:
1957
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
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.
