Narrative:
Capsized. The airplane operated the "Línea Experimental Puerto Montt-Magallanes"-service which flew between Puerto Montt and the southern part of Chile. The airplane was named "Chiloé".
» El Observador Aeronáutico
» Folha da Manhã 4 June 1937, p5
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 June 1937 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-43 |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | No. 2 |
| MSN: | 4319 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Ancud ( Chile)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Capsized. The airplane operated the "Línea Experimental Puerto Montt-Magallanes"-service which flew between Puerto Montt and the southern part of Chile. The airplane was named "Chiloé".
Sources:
» Golden Years of Aviation» El Observador Aeronáutico
» Folha da Manhã 4 June 1937, p5
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