Narrative:
The aircraft touched tree tops in poor visibility conditions and crashed. A fire erupted. Two crew members and three passengers were killed. The passengers were family members of the flight engineer. The Twin Otter was used on an instruction flight.
» New Straits Time 12 September 1974, p1
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 9 September 1974 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 941 |
| MSN: | 28 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Puerto Montt-Tepual Airport (PMC) ( Chile)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Montt-Tepual Airport (PMC/SCTE), Chile |
| Puerto Montt-Tepual Airport (PMC/SCTE), Chile |
The aircraft touched tree tops in poor visibility conditions and crashed. A fire erupted. Two crew members and three passengers were killed. The passengers were family members of the flight engineer. The Twin Otter was used on an instruction flight.
Sources:
» Max H. Kraushaar (E-mail 5-1-2013)» New Straits Time 12 September 1974, p1
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