ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347221
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 May 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 518 |
| MSN: | 108 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Iquitos -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| BA Iquitos | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck a mud mound in river Amazonas and crashed. V Agropamiento Aéreo. Mechanic S.Of. Carlos Mellet drowned and body not found. Ten FAP Carlos Weston and Ten Vasquéz de Velazco suffered injuries. The two passengers escaped uninjured.
Sources:
El Deber (Arequipa) 8 May 1952, p6
https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP726-1-1-63-106
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2023 07:46 | TB | Added |
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