ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73256
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| Date: | Monday 1 March 2010 |
| Time: | 16:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Turbo Navajo B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | CC-PGY |
| MSN: | 31-7401257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Tomé, Biobio -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tobalaba Airport, Santiago (SCTB) |
| Concepción, Bio Bio Region (SCIE) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The twin engine aircraft was performing a special flight from Tobalaba to Concepción with a team of five experts from Santo Tomas University. While descending on approach to Concepción, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. All six occupants were killed.
The airplane was carrying six executives of the University San Sebastian for earthquake relief work, following the earthquake of 27 February 2010. One of them was Pablo Desbordes, former president of the Youth far-right Independent Democratic Union (UDI) and brother of the future Secretary of Research, Mario Desbordes.
The aircraft also had on board Luis Ernesto Videla, son of Belisario Velasco, former Interior Minister in the Michelle Bachelet government and senior leader of the Christian Democratic Party. The other occupants were Ignacio Fernández, Juan Guillermo Moya and Rodolfo Becker.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=34606_
2. http://www.notimerica.com/sociedad/noticia-chile-seis-muertos-chile-caer-avioneta-ayuda-paradamnificados-terremotosantiago-mar-20100301222858.html
3. https://noticias.terra.com.br/aviao-com-ajuda-ao-chile-cai-e-morrem-os-6-ocupantes,ebc8490e6d90b310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html
4. https://www.correiodoestado.com.br/noticia/seis-morrem-em-queda-de-aviao-que-levava-ajuda-a-vitimas-de-terremoto/69020///
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2010 12:28 | harro | Added |
| 01-Mar-2010 16:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 31-Aug-2010 00:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2015 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2015 21:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2017 17:41 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2017 17:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 15-Sep-2020 12:35 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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