Narrative:
A C-47A transport plane, operated by the Chilean Air Force, crashed during a paratrooper exercise near Colina.
One of the paratroopers struck the elevator of the plane. The crew lost control and the airplane crashed.
» Scramble 293
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 31 July 1975 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 970 |
| MSN: | 19730 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Colina ( Chile)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Pudahuel Airport (SCL/SCEL), Chile |
| Santiago-Pudahuel Airport (SCL/SCEL), Chile |
A C-47A transport plane, operated by the Chilean Air Force, crashed during a paratrooper exercise near Colina.
One of the paratroopers struck the elevator of the plane. The crew lost control and the airplane crashed.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 1 August 1975, p12A» Scramble 293
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