Narrative:
The Douglas C-47 crashed about eight minutes after takeoff from Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport, Chile. The radio operator reported that the left engine had failed. Shortly afterwards the engine is said to have broken away from the wing.
The flight crew then lost control of the aircraft and the C-47 crashed.
There were nine passengers and five crew members on board with an additional cargo of 2500 kg of meat.
Loss of control
» Scramble 293
» La Nación (Santiago), 14 April 1954
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 13 April 1954 |
| Time: | 12:48 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 956 |
| MSN: | 4470 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Batuco ( Chile)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport (ULC/SCTI), Chile |
| Iquique-Chucumata Airport (IQQ/SCDA), Chile |
The Douglas C-47 crashed about eight minutes after takeoff from Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport, Chile. The radio operator reported that the left engine had failed. Shortly afterwards the engine is said to have broken away from the wing.
The flight crew then lost control of the aircraft and the C-47 crashed.
There were nine passengers and five crew members on board with an additional cargo of 2500 kg of meat.
Classification:
Engine separationLoss of control
Sources:
» El Tiempo 14 April 1954, p8» Scramble 293
» La Nación (Santiago), 14 April 1954
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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 Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport to Iquique-Chucumata Airport as the crow flies is 1438 km (898 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport to Iquique-Chucumata Airport as the crow flies is 1438 km (898 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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