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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 De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 near Santiago de Chile: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1980
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
943
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
396
YOM:
1974
Location:
Santiago de Chile
Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located 40 km east of Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport. A passenger was killed while 16 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously.

Crash of a Douglas DC-6B in Puerto Montt: 38 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1977 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-6
Operator:
Registration:
989
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Punta Arenas – Puerto Montt – Santiago
MSN:
45534/1012
YOM:
1958
Location:
Puerto Montt-El Tepual
Región de Los Lagos
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
75
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
38
Circumstances:
On approach to Puerto Montt-El Tepual Airport, the crew encountered very bad weather conditions with rain falls and a limited visibility due to the night. In unknown circumstances, the four engine airplane crashed in flames in a swampy area located five km short of runway. All seven crew members and 31 passengers were killed while 44 other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A off Quintero: 9 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
125
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Quintero
Región de Valparaíso
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Quintero, killing all nine occupants.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL in Colina: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
970
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Santiago - Santiago
MSN:
19730
YOM:
1944
Location:
Colina
Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Santiago de Chile-Pudahuel Airport for a local training mission with a crew of three and four paratroopers on board. While cruising at a relative low altitude, the paratroopers bailed out when one of them struck a stabilizer. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in Colina, about 23 km northeast of Pudahuel Airport. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 in Puerto Montt: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1974
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
941
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Puerto Montt - Puerto Montt
MSN:
28
YOM:
1967
Location:
Puerto Montt-El Tepual
Región de Los Lagos
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew (two pilots and a flight engineer), departed Puerto Montt-El Tepual Airport for a local training flight. The airplane was also carrying three passengers, three members of the flight engineer's family. On approach, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions with limited visibility and failed to realize his altitude was too low. On final, the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in a wooded area. A crew member survived while five other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK near Chaitén

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
960
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
19750
YOM:
1944
Location:
Chaitén
Región de Los Lagos
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing near highway 7 about 20 km southeast of Chaitén Airport. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 in Segundo Corral: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1972
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
938
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
16
YOM:
1966
Location:
Segundo Corral
Región de Los Lagos
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft suffered an engine failure in flight and the crew elected to divert to Segundo Corral Airport when the airplane crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Douglas B-26 Invader in San Felipe: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
San Felipe
Región de Valparaíso
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while completing a bombing practice exercise. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 on Mt Puelo Alto

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1969
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
942
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Puerto Montt – Segundo Corral
MSN:
33
YOM:
1967
Location:
Mt Puelo Alto
Región de Los Lagos
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route to Segundo Corral, the twin engine aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located on the slope of Mt Puelo Alto. All 21 occupants were rescued few hours later and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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