Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina in Lake Peñuelas: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 15, 1961
Operator:
Registration:
560
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Quintero - Quintero
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew left Quintero Airport for a training mission in the region of Valparaiso. In unclear circumstances, the seaplane crashed into the Lake Peñuelas located about 12 km southeast of Valparaiso. All six crew members were killed.
