ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330788
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| Date: | Thursday 17 June 1971 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Owner/operator: | SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana |
| Registration: | CP-926 |
| MSN: | 43043/83 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 14 km NE of Putre -
 Chile
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport (SRZ/SLET) |
| Arica-Chacalluta Airport (ARI/SCAR) |
The DC-6 took off from Santa Cruz for a VFR flight to Arica. The aircraft struck Nevados de Putre at an altitude of 18000 feet, 25 minutes after the planned ETA.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Improper flight planning for (actual) IMC weather.
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