Date & Time: Aug 6, 2019 at 1813 LT
Registration:
CC-ANR
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Concepción - Los Ángeles
MSN:
510-0455
YOM:
2013
Country:
Chile
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
7440
Captain / Total hours on type:
650
Circumstances:
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: