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

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1930 at 1645 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
5
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Puerto Montt - Puerto Aysén
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
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.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers Vedette in Porcher Island

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-CASW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
CV-91
YOM:
1928
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in foggy conditions. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers Vedette II in Lake La Pêche: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-CAGB
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
CV-54
YOM:
1927
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a test flight in the vicinity of lake La Pêche, Quebec. For unknown reasons, the hull ruptured upon landing on water. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, both crew members were seriously injured. Later, one of the survivors died from his injuries.