Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Estado: | Preliminar |
| Fecha: | 02 SEP 2011 |
| Hora: | 17:48 |
| Tipo: | CASA C-212 Aviocar 300DF |
| Operador: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registración: | 966 |
| Numéro de série: | 443 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1994 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 17 / Ocupantes: 17 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 21 / Ocupantes: 21 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | de la costa de Isla Robinsón Crusoe Airport (Chile)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Santiago-Pudahuel Airport (SCL/SCEL), Chile |
| Isla Robinsón Crusoe Airport (SCIR), Chile |
A CASA C-212 Aviocar transport plane, operated by the Chilean Air Force, was destroyed when it crashed into the sea while on approach to Isla Robinsón Crusoe Airport.
The airplane had left Santiago (SCL) at 13:52 on a flight to Isla Robinsón Crusoe, one of the islands of the Juan Fernández archipelago. On the plane was a team from Televisión Nacional de Chile, members of NGOs, officials of the Council of Culture and staff of the Chilean Air Force. They were going to visit the islands to see the progress of relief activities following the 2010 earthquake.
Fuentes:
» FACh press releases
» La Tercera
Fotos
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 Santiago-Pudahuel Airport to Isla Robinsón Crusoe Airport as the crow flies is 753 km (471 miles).
Distance from Santiago-Pudahuel Airport to Isla Robinsón Crusoe Airport as the crow flies is 753 km (471 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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