Incident Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234516
 
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Date:Sunday 21 June 1936
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic TRIM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor
Owner/operator:LAN Chile
Registration:
MSN: 5-AT-0..
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Antofagasta -   Chile
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Portezuelo/Antofagasta (15:00)
Destination airport:Tocopilla/Iquique
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
"Tri-motor" disappeared. Found force landed due to failure of one engine, five km from costa de Gatico, next day. Four crew and five passengers safe. Airplane suffered major damage.

Note: "Ford N.o 2" noticed activ Vallenar-Santiago 14 AUG 1936; Ford "3" noted 5+11 APR 1931

Sources:

La Nación (Santiago) 22 June 1936, p17/23 June 1936, p10

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Mar-2020 18:51 TB Added
29-Mar-2020 19:02 TB Updated [Damage]
18-May-2023 09:27 TB Updated [[Damage]]
17-Jun-2023 13:25 TB Updated [[[Damage]]]
30-Jun-2023 07:15 TB Updated [[[[Damage]]]]

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