Crash of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator in Santiago

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1955 at 1345 LT
Registration:
CC-CAN
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Iquique – Santiago
MSN:
3354
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
2371
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Iquique at 0840LT bound for Santiago with 15 passengers and a crew of four. Upon landing at Los Cerrillos Airport in Santiago, the aircraft banked right, causing the propeller of the engine number four to hit the runway surface. The airplane swerved on runway and the pilot-in-command elected to counteract but the aircraft veered off runway to the right. While contacting soft ground, the right main gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest in a grassy area. All 19 occupants were evacuated safely while the airplane was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the mislanding was undetermined. However, it was reported there were on board 15 passengers, three more than the aircraft was allowed to carry according to its certification.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20 Beaver at El Bosque AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
906
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
194
YOM:
1952
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Four crew members (one Lt and three 2nd Lt) were killed when the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances at El Bosque AFB.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-1-DK in Porvenir

Date & Time: May 29, 1954
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CLH
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11883
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
26
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The approach to Porvenir Airport was completed in strong crosswinds. On touchdown, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. All 29 occupants were able to evacuate the cabin without serious injuries but the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
Caught by strong crosswinds on landing.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Batuco: 14 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1954 at 1310 LT
Operator:
Registration:
956
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Santiago – Iquique
MSN:
4470
YOM:
1942
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Santiago Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Batuco, about 16 km north of the airfield. All 14 occupants were killed. The airplane was performing a flight from Santiago to Iquique, carrying 9 passengers, a crew of five and 2,5 tons of meat on behalf of the national carrier LAN Chile.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-56-23 LodeStar in Copiapó: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CLD
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Copiapó – Santiago
MSN:
2617
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Copiapó-Chamonate Airport, while climbing, the crew informed ground about engine problems and elected to return when the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion near the airport, killing all seven occupants.
Probable cause:
Engine problems.

Crash of an Avro 694 Lincoln IIA on Mt Roncagly Ewn: 11 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
B-019
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Río Gallegos – Ushuaia
MSN:
1495
Country:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
While descending to Ushuaia on a flight from Río Gallegos, the crew informed ground about his position vertical to Lake Fagnano. Few minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 600 meters, the airplane hit the slope of the Mt Roncagly Ewn located near the Almirantazgo fjord, on the south part of Chile. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The wreckage was discovered by walkers 33 years later, in 1983, in an isolated area located west of Ushuaia.
Crew:
Cpt Bautista Faustino Mendioroz,
1st Lt Raúl Juan Zarzuela,
Lt Emilio Barrios,
Lt Marcos Carlos Modolo,
Lt José Enrique Marcuzzi,
Lt José Antonio Bianchi,
Sgt Adrián Enrique Heynen,
Sgt Adelmo Carmen Amoroso,
Sgt Hector Oscar Ibañez,
Maj Federico Nicolás Pacheco,
Maj Humberto Francisco Losardo.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Douglas C-54A-5-DC Skymaster in Antofagasta

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OB-SAF-175
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lima – Antofagasta
MSN:
10286
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown, the four engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. All six occupants were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra near Antofagasta: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1947 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CLE
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
1141
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft christened 'Pedro de Valdivia' hit the slope of Mt Coloso located in the region of Antofagasta. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Roberto Reed Merino, pilot,
Enrique Álmos Ojeda, copilot.

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra in Punta Chilota

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CLF
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1142
YOM:
1940
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew landed in the first portion of this short runway located in a hilly terrain near Punta Chilota. The aircraft was unable to stop properly, overran and came to rest. While both crew members Arturo Prado Orozco (captain) and Antonio Dagnino (copilot) were unhurt, the airplane christened 'Inés de Suarez' was damaged beyond repair. It was later transferred by boat to Punta Arenas and then to Valparaiso but was never repaired. The accident occurred in January 1947 (exact date remains unknown).

Crash of a Potez 56 in Quilitapia: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CC-LNN
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Santiago – Iquique
MSN:
3962
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
En route, while flying too low, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops, lost a wing and crashed in flames in a ravine near Quilitapia, some 100 km south of Coquimbo. All six occupants were killed, among them the pilot David Vivero Carrasco.