Narrative:
The DC-6 struck a mountain with the no. 1 engine shut down.
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 19 October 1971 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6B |
| Operator: | LADECO - Línea Aérea Del Cobre |
| Registration: | HI-146 |
| MSN: | 43270/187 |
| First flight: | 1951 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mt Santa Elena ( Argentina)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD (MDZ/SAME), Argentina |
| Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport (ULC/SCTI), Chile |
The DC-6 struck a mountain with the no. 1 engine shut down.
Photos
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
accident date: 19-10-1971
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: HI-146
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 Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD to Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport as the crow flies is 191 km (120 miles).
Distance from Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD to Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport as the crow flies is 191 km (120 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.
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