ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308177
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 December 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American T-6D Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 279 |
| MSN: | 78-6080 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mapastepec -
 Mexico
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Acapulco |
| Tuxtla |
Ditched in the Pacific Ocean after engine failure. Pilot Jorge Basalto and co-pilot Tito Ciste... rescued after 24 hours. Three T-6D on delivery flight to Chile.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 16 December 1949, p14
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