Status: | |
Date: | Monday 15 June 1953 |
Time: | 15:05 |
Type: | Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
Operator: | LAN Chile |
Registration: | CC-CLD-0100 |
MSN: | 18-2617 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | near Copiapó-Chamonate Airport (CPO) ( Chile)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Copiapó-Chamonate Airport (CPO/SCHA), Chile |
Destination airport: | Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport (ULC/SCTI), Chile |
Narrative:The aircraf crashed when the pilot attempted to return to Copiapó Airport after an engine fire had occurred shortly after takeoff.
Sources:
» Sarasota Journal - Jun 16, 1953
» La Nación - 16 June 1953
Photos
Map
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 Copiapó-Chamonate Airport to Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport as the crow flies is 687 km (430 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.