Accident Fairchild PT-26 056,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173547
 
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Date:Saturday 26 July 1947
Time:10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic FA62 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild PT-26
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: 056
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Santiago de Chile -   Chile
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Quintero
Destination airport:El Bosque
Narrative:
(1) Crashed into a mountain over Cuesta de Lo Barriga, km 37 route Santiago-Valparaiso, in dense fog. Pilot S.Ten Orlando Nuñez Soto. As "North American" in report.
(2) "Fairchild" N.o 56

Sources:

(1) El Litoral 27 July 1947, p1
(2) La Nación (Santiago) 27 July 1947, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Feb-2015 17:46 TB Added
26-Jul-2019 18:58 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative]
26-Jul-2019 19:03 TB Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Narrative]
02-Aug-2019 07:41 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative]
02-Aug-2019 08:28 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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