Incident Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan N1203N,
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Date:Monday 2 April 1956
Time:12:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
Owner/operator:Hycon Aerial Surveys
Registration: N1203N
MSN: 964
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:40 km from Chuquicamata -   Chile
Phase: En route
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed and caught fire during reconnaissance flight over copper mine area. Occupants (US citizen) serious injured. Pilot Blaine Thompson.

Sources:

La Nacion 3 April 1956, p26
La Nación (Santiago) 2 April 1956, p9+10
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19560404.1.9&srpos=597&e=01-01-1956-31-12-1956--en--20--581-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Nov-2016 20:14 TB Added
29-Oct-2023 18:52 Cobar Updated

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