Narrative:
The Curtiss C-46 crashed at Arica-El Buitre Airport, Chile, and was consumed by fire.
The aircraft hade departed El Buitre Airport, carrying 40 Vespa motorbikes, 60 bicycles and other cargo to Santiago.
An in-flight fire forced the crew to return to El Buitre Airport for an emergency landing.
» La Nación (Santiago) 14 JAN 1957, p137
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 11 April 1957 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A Commando |
| Operator: | Transa Chile - Sociedad de Transportes de Chile |
| Registration: | CC-CNC-0466 |
| MSN: | 443 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Arica-El Buitre Airport ( Chile)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Arica-El Buitre Airport (SCAE), Chile |
| Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport (ULC/SCTI), Chile |
The Curtiss C-46 crashed at Arica-El Buitre Airport, Chile, and was consumed by fire.
The aircraft hade departed El Buitre Airport, carrying 40 Vespa motorbikes, 60 bicycles and other cargo to Santiago.
An in-flight fire forced the crew to return to El Buitre Airport for an emergency landing.
Sources:
» La Nación (Santiago) 13 April 1957, p10» La Nación (Santiago) 14 JAN 1957, p137
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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 Arica-El Buitre Airport to Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport as the crow flies is 1660 km (1038 miles).
Distance from Arica-El Buitre Airport to Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport as the crow flies is 1660 km (1038 miles).
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