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South America

Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo near Santiago de Chile: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1988
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CBO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Santiago de Chile
Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area near Santiago. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Boeing 737-2A1 in Calama: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 737-200
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CHJ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Antofagasta - Calama
MSN:
22602/711
YOM:
1980
Location:
Calama
Región de Antofagasta
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
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 Beechcraft B80 Queen Air in San Felipe: 8 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1987 at 1945 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CDW
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
La Serena - Santiago
MSN:
LD-126
YOM:
1963
Location:
San Felipe
Región de Valparaíso
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed La Serena-La Florida Airport at 1900LT on a regular schedule service to Santiago de Chile. About 45 minutes into the flight, the crew encountered engine problems, declared an emergency and was cleared to divert to San Felipe Airport. On approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a peach plantation located 10 km from the airport, bursting into flames. A passenger was seriously injured while eight other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a double engine failure caused by fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Casa 212 Aviocar 100 near Cabildo: 11 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Casa 212 Aviocar
Operator:
Registration:
148
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
141
YOM:
1978
Location:
Cabildo
Región de Valparaíso
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
En route, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 19 km south of Cabildo. All 11 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo in Coyhaique: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
Operator:
Registration:
CC-KKC
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Coyhaique – Tobalaba
MSN:
31-8112070
YOM:
1981
Location:
Coyhaique
Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Coyhaique-Teniente Vidal Airport, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Fraile located 8 km southeast of the airport. Operated by the Club Aéreo del Personal de Carabineros (CAPC), the aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants were killed. The aircraft had dual registration CC-KKC and C-16.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina in Lake Gutierrez: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Aeroservicio Parragué - ASPAR
Registration:
CC-CCS
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Fire fighting
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
2043
YOM:
1944
Flight number:
Tanker 34
Location:
Lake Gutierrez
Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Engaged in a fire fighting mission, Tanker 34 was completing a scoop procedure in Lake Gutierrez when it struck an obstacle floating on water, maybe a tree trunk. The airplane came to rest and sak. A pilot was rescued while the second was killed.

Crash of a Fairchild F27J in La Serena: 46 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1982 at 0927 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild F27
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CJE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Santiago - La Serena
MSN:
63
YOM:
1959
Flight number:
ANS307
Location:
La Serena
Región de Coquimbo
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
42
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
46
Aircraft flight hours:
47357
Circumstances:
On final approach to La Serena-La Florida Airport, the left engine failed. The crew lost control of the airplane that banked left, lost height and crashed 2 km short of runway 11 threshold, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all 46 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Inadequate flight planning by the pilot-in-command in coordinating the adoption of measures and applying procedures to successfully remedy a stall condition caused by total loss of power in the left engine when the aircraft was flying at low altitude on final approach to land, in landing configuration.

Crash of a Partenavia P.68 in La Serena: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1982
Type of aircraft:
Partenavia P.68
Operator:
Pesquara Coloso Servicios Aéreos
Registration:
CC-CHK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
215
YOM:
1980
Location:
La Serena
Región de Coquimbo
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both pilots.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-5D Buffalo in Punta Arenas

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1981
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo
Operator:
Registration:
920
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
96
YOM:
1980
Location:
Punta Arenas
Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances upon landing at Punta Arenas-Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Airport. There were no casualties. The exact date remains unknown, somewhere during 1981.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-15-DK near Coyhaique

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Aerolineas Cordillera (Aerocor)
Registration:
CC-CBW
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
15259/26704
YOM:
1944
Location:
Coyhaique
Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Coyhaique Airport. There were no casualties.
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