Narrative:
Forced landing at sea due to engine failure and sank.
» El Observador Aeronáutico
» La Nación (Santiago) 8 February 1930, p11
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 7 February 1930 |
| Type: |  Junkers R-42 (G.24) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | J6 |
| MSN: | 928 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | SE off Punta Arenas ( Chile)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport (SCPF), Chile |
| Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport (PUQ/SCCI), Chile |
Forced landing at sea due to engine failure and sank.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» Junkers G24 - Production Details» El Observador Aeronáutico
» La Nación (Santiago) 8 February 1930, p11
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport to Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport as the crow flies is 1290 km (806 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport to Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport as the crow flies is 1290 km (806 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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