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Crash of a BAe 146-200A in Puerto Williams: 20 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 20, 1991 at 1524 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CET
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Punta Arenas - Puerto Williams
MSN:
E2061
YOM:
1986
Flight number:
LA1069
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
66
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Punta Arenas, the crew was cleared for a VOR approach to runway 26. After the wind component changed, the crew decided to perform a straight-in approach to runway 08. The aircraft landed too far down the runway (427 meters past the runway threshold) and at a speed of 112 knots (Vref was 110 knots with a target touchdown speed of 103 knots). Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, plunged in the Beagle Canal and came to rest about 20 meters from the shore. 17 occupants were wounded and 35 other occupants escaped uninjured. 20 passengers were killed in the accident.
Probable cause:
Poor approach planning and wrong approach configuration on part of the crew who landed too far down the runway (1,440 meters long). The following contributing factors were reported:
- Marginal weather conditions,
- Unfavorable wind component as the crew landed with a 6 knots tailwind,
- Wet runway surface and poor braking action.
- Marginal weather conditions,
- Unfavorable wind component as the crew landed with a 6 knots tailwind,
- Wet runway surface and poor braking action.
Crash of a Boeing 737-2A1 in Calama: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 4, 1987
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CHJ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Antofagasta - Calama
MSN:
22602/711
YOM:
1980
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
31
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The first 880 meters of runway 27 at Calama Airport were closed due to repavement. Thus, a notam was published with a displaced threshold. The pilot was facing the sun when approaching Calama Airport and landed 520 meters short of the displaced threshold. The aircraft struck various materials when the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft slid on its nose for few hundred meters before coming to rest on the runway, broken in two. A passenger died while all other occupants were rescued. The aircraft caught fire after 30 minutes and was destroyed.
Crash of a Boeing 707-351B in Buenos Aires
Date & Time:
Aug 3, 1978 at 2258 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CCX
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
New York – Miami – Panama City – Lima – Santiago – Buenos Aires
MSN:
18584
YOM:
1963
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
55
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
47740
Circumstances:
On final approach to Buenos Aires by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to fog. The pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was too low when the four engine airplane struck trees located 2,5 km short of runway 11 threshold. The airplane lost height and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 300 meters to the right of the extended centerline. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire, 22 occupants were injured and 42 others were unhurt.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the flying crew who continued the approach below the glide in reduced visibility. The crew failed to follow the approach checklist and to check instruments. Lack of visibility was a factor.
