Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 12 FEB 1970 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-5-DK |
| Operator: | Aero Aysen |
| Registration: | CC-CBT |
| C/n / msn: | 14727/26172 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | off Puerto Montt (Chile) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
A rough running no. 1 engine was shut down at 5500 feet, 35min after take-off. METO power was set on the remaining engine. This engine began to vibrate a short while later, followed by an explosion. The crew had to ditch the DC-3.
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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.
