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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
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | jeudi 22 mars 2012 |
| Heure: | 00:56 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350 |
| Compagnie: | INAER Helicopter Chile |
| Immatriculation: | CC-AEB |
| Numéro de série: | FL-128 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1995 |
| Heures de vol: | 6218 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A |
| Equipage: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 6 / à bord: 6 |
| Total: | victimes: 8 / à bord: 8 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 10 km (6.3 milles) NNE of Puerto Aguirre ( Chili)
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| Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | 685 m (2247 feet) amsl |
| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Aéroport de départ: | Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport (PUQ/SCCI), Chili |
| Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport (SCL/SCEL), Chili |
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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Sources:
» NTSB» La Tercera 22-3-2012
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport et Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport est de 2176 km (1360 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport et Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport est de 2176 km (1360 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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