ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305898
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 March 1957 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: | Aeronca Champion |
| Owner/operator: | Club Aéreo de Carabineros de Chile |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Cali -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Panamá (morning) |
| Chile via Cali |
Three airplane on delivery flight to the Carabineros de Chile suffered mishaps during a ferry flight (from Canada) when not find the airport in the beginning darkness.
One crash-landed at Aduana de Buenaventura/Cali and was badly damaged. Pilot Capitán Rafael Cepeda Pomareda, suffered injuries. The second landed safely at Buenaventura. Pilot Capitán Fernando Mujica.
The third, registration (?) given as "N-14-B", landed on a beach near Buenaventura. José Valdés and Benito Demetrio.
Note: the serious damaged Aeronca Champion was rebuilt and Cap Cepeda landed it at La Florida 12 MAY.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 14 March 1957, p1/15 March 1957, p1/13 May 1957, p6
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