Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 05 DEC 1969 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-35-DL |
| Operator: | LAN Chile |
| Registration: | CC-CBY |
| C/n / msn: | 9783 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | El Tepual (Chile) |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The DC-3 became airborne after a 500m run and climbed to 10m when it banked right. The aircraft lost height and the wing struck the ground; a wheels-up landing was made.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Incorrect installation of aileron controls in the vicinity of the control column.
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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.
