Last updated: 27 July 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 19 June 1938 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2-118A |
| Operator: | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) |
| Registration: | NC14272 |
| MSN: | 1305 |
| First flight: | 1934 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mt Mercedario ( Chile)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport (ULC/SCTI), Chile |
| Arica-Chacalluta Airport (ARI/SCAR), Chile |
The Douglas DC-2, named "Santa Lucia", crashed in the Andes mountains. The wreckage was found in February 1941 by indians.
Sources:
» El Littoral» Folha da Noite 20 June 1938
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport to Arica-Chacalluta Airport as the crow flies is 1679 km (1050 miles).
Distance from Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport to Arica-Chacalluta Airport as the crow flies is 1679 km (1050 miles).
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.
