ASN Aircraft accident Junkers R-42 (G.24) J6 Punta Arenas
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Date:Friday 7 February 1930
Type:Silhouette image of generic jg24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Junkers R-42 (G.24)
Operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: J6
MSN: 928
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:SE off Punta Arenas (   Chile)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport (SCPF), Chile
Destination airport:Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport (PUQ/SCCI), Chile
Narrative:
Forced landing at sea due to engine failure and sank.

Classification:
Ditching

Sources:
» Junkers G24 - Production Details
» El Observador Aeronáutico
» La Nación (Santiago) 8 February 1930, p11


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Distance from Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport to Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport as the crow flies is 1290 km (806 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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