ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312644
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 November 1963 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna T-37C |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | J-375 |
| MSN: | 40774 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Los Cerrillos -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into a concrete wall during a forced landing due to a loss of power after take-off. Student S.Ten René Alfredo Opazo Alcarcón (20) killed and instructor Cap Eduardo Birmela de la Jarpe survived serious injured.
Note: registration not reported, but J-371 or J-375. The wreckage on accident photo carried the all-silver colorscheme of the first four T-37B from 1961 (J-370/J-373); the following batch T-37C (J-374/J-379) incorporated NOV 63 carried the original USAF white-red colorscheme during delivery/demonstration (La Nación (Santiago) 29 October 1963, p1 photo with USAF "TE-..." codes and colorcheme)...
-> J-372 and J-377 in the all-silver colorscheme ! on photo (La Nación (Santiago) 5 December 1963, p Ultima)
-> photo of a row of T-37 with partially red on forward fuselage (La Nación (Santiago) 8 DEC 1963, p Tercera Seccion)
-> according to Scramble: J-371 (cn40647) last seen 3 SEP 63 (may be SOC) and J-375 (cn40774) last seen 26 SEP 1963
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 21 November 1963, p1 (photo)/22 November 1963, p2
Tweetybird en Chile
(Scramble)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2023 15:42 | TB | Added |
| 30-May-2023 15:33 | TB | Updated |
| 01-Jun-2023 08:21 | TB | Updated |
| 10-Jul-2023 21:16 | TB | Updated |
| 03-Aug-2023 08:28 | TB | Updated |
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