Descripción:
A Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350 ambulance plane was destroyed in an accident at the Macá Volcano, Chile. The airline transport rated pilot in command, first officer, and six passengers were fatally injured.
The flight departed Punta Arenas, Chile, at 23:18 (March 21) on an ambulance flight to Santiago. One patient was accompanied by two relatives and three medical staff.
The flight departed controlled flight at Flight Level 280 while in radio contact with Puerto Montt Radio. The airplane was last observed on radar in a spiralling descent about 6 miles north northeast of Puerto Aguirre, Chile, at 7,700 feet. The wreckage was found on the north face of Macá Volcano on March 25, 2012.
Investigators failed to determine the cause of the loss of control at FL280. The level of damage precluded further inspections.
CAUSE: Undetermined.
» La Tercera 22-3-2012
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | jueves 22 marzo 2012 |
| Hora: | 00:56 |
| Tipo: |  Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350 |
| Operador: | INAER Helicopter Chile |
| Registración: | CC-AEB |
| Numéro de série: | FL-128 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1995 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 6218 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 8 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 10 km (6.3 milles) NNE of Puerto Aguirre ( Chile)
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| Elevación del lugar del accidente: | 685 m (2247 feet) amsl |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Ambulancia |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport (PUQ/SCCI), Chile |
| Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport (SCL/SCEL), Chile |
A Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350 ambulance plane was destroyed in an accident at the Macá Volcano, Chile. The airline transport rated pilot in command, first officer, and six passengers were fatally injured.
The flight departed Punta Arenas, Chile, at 23:18 (March 21) on an ambulance flight to Santiago. One patient was accompanied by two relatives and three medical staff.
The flight departed controlled flight at Flight Level 280 while in radio contact with Puerto Montt Radio. The airplane was last observed on radar in a spiralling descent about 6 miles north northeast of Puerto Aguirre, Chile, at 7,700 feet. The wreckage was found on the north face of Macá Volcano on March 25, 2012.
Investigators failed to determine the cause of the loss of control at FL280. The level of damage precluded further inspections.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE: Undetermined.
Accident investigation:
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Fuentes:
» NTSB» La Tercera 22-3-2012
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Distance from Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport to Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport as the crow flies is 2176 km (1360 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport to Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport as the crow flies is 2176 km (1360 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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