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On final approach to Los Ángeles-María Dolores Airport at dusk, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient. On short final, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found 412 metres short of runway 18. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. The accident occurred 19 minutes after sunset.

Probable cause:

Impact with trees on short final while completing a visual approach to runway 18. The approach was unstable, which was considered as a contributing factor.

Final Report:

Crash of a Piper PA-31 Turbo Navajo B in Concepción: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 2010 at 1346 LT

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31-310 Navajo

Operator:

Registration:

CC-PGY

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Humanitarian

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Tobalaba - Concepción

MSN:

31-7401257

YOM:

1974

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Captain / Total flying hours:

760

Captain / Total hours on type:

81.00

Aircraft flight hours:

3167

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft was performing a special flight from Tobalaba to Concepción with a team of five experts from the Santo Tomás University. While descending to Concepción-Carriel Sur Airport in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located some 20 km north of the airport, near Tomé. All six occupants were killed. They should inspect installations in Concepción following the earthquake from 27FEB2010.
Pilot:
Marcelo Ruiz.
Passengers:
Ernesto Videla,
Pablo Desbordes,
Ignacio Fernández,
Rodolfo Becker,
Guillermo Moya.

Probable cause:

The pilot continued the approach in low visibility and let the aircraft descending below the minimum safe altitude. At the time of impact, the aircraft was 10° off track (017° radial) for a runway 20 approach in IMC. Consequently, investigators feel that the accident was caused by a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). Poor efficiency in procedures execution on part of the pilot by executing an approach in IMC with a twin engine aircraft was considered as a contributory factor, and his relative low experience on type.

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Crash of a Cessna 650 Citation III in Concepción: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1992

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 650 Citation III

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Registration:

E-302

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Santiago - Concepción

MSN:

650-0033

YOM:

1984

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On final approach to Concepción-Carriel Sur Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with overcast at 750 metres and broken at 300 metres. On final, the crew informed ATC he just passed over the inner marker when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain (435 metres high) located 4 km short of runway 20 threshold. All three crew members were killed. At the time of the accident, wind was blowing from the north at 23 knots. For unknown reasons, the crew was completing the approach at an insufficient altitude.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A in Chiguayante: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1979 at 1520 LT

Type of aircraft:

Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso)

Operator:

Aeroservicio Parragué - ASPAR

Registration:

CC-CDS

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Fire fighting

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Site:

City

MSN:

CV-281

YOM:

1941

Flight number:

Canso 31

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The crew was engaged in a fire fighting mission under callsign 'Canso 31'. While approaching the fire zone at low height and ready to drop 5,000 liters of water, the airplane struck a pine tree with its left wing. Out of control, it crashed in a garden located in the district of Manquimávida, northeast of Chiguayante. Both pilots were killed instantly while the third occupant was seriously injured. He died while being transferred to the hospital.
Crew:
Carlos Paris Maldonado, pilot,
Rolf Taucher, copilot,
Jaime López Morales, observer.

Probable cause:

Poor judgement on part of the flying crew who failed to see and avoid obstacles while flying at low height.

Crash of a Beechcraft C18S in Chillán: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1969

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft C18S

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Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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San Ramón – Chillán

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While descending to Chillán-General Bernardo O’Higgins Airport, the airplane suffered an engine failure. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed few km from the airfield, killing all five occupants.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Portezuelo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1936

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Portezuelo - Portezuelo

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The crew was performing a local training flight out from Portezuelo. On final approach, the single engine aircraft hit a flagpole and crashed. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Fairchild FC-2W2 in Portezuelo

Date & Time: May 24, 1933

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild FC-2

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Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Ovalle – Santiago

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Aircraft flight hours:

1960

Circumstances:

En route from Ovalle to Santiago, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. The aircraft came to rest on a hilly terrain located near Portezuelo, bursting into flames. All five occupants evacuated with minor injuries and the aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
Washington Silva Escobar.
Passengers:
Cornelio Saavedra,
Eduardo Alessandri,
Pablo Passalacqua,
Raúl Marin.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.