Narrative:
The Twin Otter was engaged in a low-level training flight in the area of Cochamó. The airplane contacted high tension wires and crashed on a hill.
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» Aviation Letter 504
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 July 2008 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 947 |
| MSN: | 404 |
| First flight: | 1974-01-22 (34 years 6 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 15 km N of Cochamó ( Chile)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Montt-Tepual Airport (PMC/SCTE), Chile |
| Puerto Montt-Tepual Airport (PMC/SCTE), Chile |
The Twin Otter was engaged in a low-level training flight in the area of Cochamó. The airplane contacted high tension wires and crashed on a hill.
Sources:
» Tres miembros de la Fach mueren tras estrellarse avión en la Décima Región (La Tercera, 2-7-2008)» FACh
» Aviation Letter 504
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