Incident Fairchild FC-2W2 16,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190943
 
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Date:Thursday 11 July 1935
Time:morning
Type:Fairchild FC-2W2
Owner/operator:LAN Chile
Registration: 16
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:15 km from Copiapó -   Chile
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Copiapó (08:00)
Destination airport:Taltal
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed in forced landing in pampa at Chimbero during thunderstorm. Pilot Félix Olmedo and four passengers unhurt.

Note: LAN "N.o 14" made a force landing 100 km south of Ovalle 26 MAY 36; undercarriage damaged (La Nación (Santigo) 27 MAY 1936, p11)

Sources:

http://acervo.folha.uol.com.br/fdm/1935/07/12/1//4651833
El Orden 12 July 1935, p1
La Nación (Santiago) 12 July 1935, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Oct-2016 09:31 TB Added
03-Nov-2016 16:26 TB Updated [Narrative]
05-Apr-2017 19:09 TB Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Jun-2023 15:59 TB Updated [[Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]

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