Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While descending to Puerto Aysén on a flight from Coihaique-Teniente Vidal Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Pérez located 42 km from the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while 19 other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft C18S in Cochrane

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1958 at 1454 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft C18S

Operator:

LASLI-Chile

Registration:

CC-CSA-489

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Puerto Aysén - Cochrane

MSN:

6948

YOM:

1944

Location:

Cochrane

Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

Country:

Chile

Region:

South America

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Circumstances:

Upon landing at Cochrane Airport, the right tire burst. Both main landing gear collapsed and the airplane skidded on its belly and came to rest. All three occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was not repaired.

Probable cause:

The right tire burst upon landing.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers Vedette off Santa Elena Island: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1930 at 1645 LT

Type of aircraft:

Canadian Vickers Vedette

Operator:

Línea Aérea Experimental

Registration:

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Puerto Montt - Puerto Aysén

Location:

Santa Elena Island

Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

Country:

Chile

Region:

South America

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Circumstances:

While cruising at an altitude of about 500 metres on a flight from Puerto Montt to Puerto Aysén, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in the estuary of the Aysén River, off the Santa Elena Island. Commander Arturo Merino Benítez (First Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Air Force), who was in Puerto Montt that day, initiated a SAR operation with his mechanic aboard the Junkers G24 registered J6 which had been fitted with floats at the base of Chamiza. Unfortunately, all operations were suspended after two days as no trace of the aircraft nor both occupants was found.
Crew:
Lt Aníbal Vidal Silva, pilot,
Cpl Alfredo Román Garay, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Loss of control probably consecutive to intense gusts/downdrafts while approaching the Santa Elena Island which is permanently affected by storms and covered by banks of fog.