Date & Time:
Sep 17, 1942 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.86
Operator:
Registration:
11
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ovalle - El Bosque
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While taking off from Ovalle-El Tuqui Airport, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed, bursting into flames. Three crew members were seriously injured and the mechanic was killed. The airplane was en route to El Bosque AFB in Santiago de Chile.
Crew:
Cpt Ignacio Róman, pilot,
Sgt Alejandro Gerardo, copilot,
Félix Morales, radio operator,
Sgt Segundo Vasques, mechanic. †
Crew:
Cpt Ignacio Róman, pilot,
Sgt Alejandro Gerardo, copilot,
Félix Morales, radio operator,
Sgt Segundo Vasques, mechanic. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure at takeoff.
