ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23037
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| Date: | Friday 17 November 2006 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-FTQT |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cerro Bustamante -
 Chile
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aeropuerto Cerro Moreno, Antofagasta |
| Aeródromo Eulogio Sánchez, Santiago | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The privately operated Cessna 180B, registration C-FTQT, went missing on a flight from Antofagasta, Chile to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage was subsequently located near Santiago. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, had sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged due to impact forces and there had been a post-impact fire.
Cause of the accident
The most probable cause of the accident was the loss of visual references in VFR flight, due to the entrance in clouds, impacting against the slope of Cerro Bustamante in controlled flight (CFIT).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
2006C2980
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/portalweb/rest-portalweb/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites%20content/live/dgac/documents/1439.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2020 20:08 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2020 20:10 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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