Narrative:
A Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander, CC-CYR crashed in a residential area of Puerto Montt, Chile, and burst into flames.
At 10:50 local time, the flight took off from runway 01 at Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport. Approximately 36 seconds after takeoff, the pilot in command radioed that he was returning to the airport, without declaring an emergency or stating the reason for the return.
The aircraft made a left turn, lost altitude, until impacting against a house, 400 m west of the runway. All six on board were killed and one person on the sidewalk was injured.
Investigators found no component failures in the engines. Yet witnesses reported that one or both engines had an abnormal sound during takeoff, with loss of power. The aircraft had difficulty in maintaining the climb attitude.
During the previous flights, fuel was used from the wing tip fuel tanks, with very little fuel remaining after the last flight. The pilot ordered the aircraft to be refueled in the main tanks, not the tip tanks.
It was considered possible that the pilot had left the fuel selectors to the tip tanks during departure.
The final report did not contain a Probable Cause statement.
» flight plan
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 16 April 2019 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander |
| Operator: | Archipiélagos Servicios Aéreos |
| Registration: | CC-CYR |
| MSN: | 2169 |
| First flight: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 22330 |
| Engines: | 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 0,4 km (0.3 mls) W of Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport ( Chile)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport (SCPF), Chile |
| Ayacara Airport (SCAY), Chile |
A Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander, CC-CYR crashed in a residential area of Puerto Montt, Chile, and burst into flames.
At 10:50 local time, the flight took off from runway 01 at Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport. Approximately 36 seconds after takeoff, the pilot in command radioed that he was returning to the airport, without declaring an emergency or stating the reason for the return.
The aircraft made a left turn, lost altitude, until impacting against a house, 400 m west of the runway. All six on board were killed and one person on the sidewalk was injured.
Investigators found no component failures in the engines. Yet witnesses reported that one or both engines had an abnormal sound during takeoff, with loss of power. The aircraft had difficulty in maintaining the climb attitude.
During the previous flights, fuel was used from the wing tip fuel tanks, with very little fuel remaining after the last flight. The pilot ordered the aircraft to be refueled in the main tanks, not the tip tanks.
It was considered possible that the pilot had left the fuel selectors to the tip tanks during departure.
Probable Cause:
The final report did not contain a Probable Cause statement.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» biobiochile.cl» flight plan
Photos
Video, social media
Tragedia en la Región de Los Lagos, avión Bimotor CC-CYR cae y se estrella contra una vivienda en Puerto Montt, al momento Bomberos continúa trabajando según bitácora viajaban piloto y 5 pasajeros, destino Puerta Montt a Chaitén @biobio @IEC_CHILE @chile_accidente @CD3EHH pic.twitter.com/gJ7sbmXfaX
— IEC-180 CONTROL STGO (@fdo2000) 16 april 2019
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 Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport to Ayacara Airport as the crow flies is 96 km (60 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport to Ayacara Airport as the crow flies is 96 km (60 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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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