Incident de Havilland DH.60X Cirrus II Moth 3 ?,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190698
 
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Date:Wednesday 23 January 1929
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60X Cirrus II Moth
Owner/operator:Línea Aeropostal Santigo-Arica
Registration: 3 ?
MSN: 653 ?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Copiapó -   Chile
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Teniente Emilio Larraín noted in an accident in the Atacama desert about 20 km from railway line between Estación Llampo and Chulo, "on the coast side". He was missing "since about 10 hours". Search continued 24 JAN. No further details published.

Note: (1) photo of a crash-landed Moth N°3 in the sand of a desert or beach. No date and no details.

Sources:

(1) http://www.pilotosretiradoslan.cl/2016/08/14/el-comandante-arturo-merino-benitez-y-sus-muchachos/ (photo)
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
(2) La Nación (Santiago) 25 January 1929, p10

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Oct-2016 19:17 TB Added
15-Nov-2016 19:33 TB Updated [Date]
15-Nov-2016 19:46 TB Updated [Operator]
11-Aug-2017 23:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative]
11-Aug-2017 23:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration]
11-Aug-2017 23:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location]
11-Aug-2017 23:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
02-Aug-2019 20:33 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
18-May-2023 06:40 TB Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]]
16-Nov-2023 08:42 TB Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
16-Nov-2023 08:44 TB Updated [Date]
19-Nov-2023 14:01 TB Updated [Narrative]

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