ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330788
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Date: | Thursday 17 June 1971 |
Time: | 14:30 |
Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
Owner/operator: | SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana |
Registration: | CP-926 |
MSN: | 43043/83 |
Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | ca 14 km NE of Putre -
Chile
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport (SRZ/SLET) |
Destination airport: | Arica-Chacalluta Airport (ARI/SCAR) |
Narrative:The DC-6 took off from Santa Cruz for a VFR flight to Arica. The aircraft struck Nevados de Putre at an altitude of 18000 feet, 25 minutes after the planned ETA.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Improper flight planning for (actual) IMC weather.
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