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

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1954
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
906
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
194
YOM:
1952
Location:
El Bosque AFB (Santiago de Chile)
Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
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 Junkers JU.86K-6 in Ovalle: 1 killed

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
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ovalle - El Bosque
Location:
Ovalle
Región de Coquimbo
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
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. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure at takeoff.

Crash of an Avro 504K at El Bosque AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1922
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
77
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
El Bosque - El Bosque
Location:
El Bosque AFB (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:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at El Bosque AFB. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances and the pilot was killed.
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