Last updated: 25 June 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 7 February 1930 |
| Type: | Junkers R-42 (G.24) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | J6 |
| MSN: | 928 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | SE off Punta Arenas ( Chile)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport (SCPF), Chile |
| Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport (PUQ/SCCI), Chile |
Forced landing at sea due to engine failure and sank. Three survivors.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» Junkers G24 - Production Details» El Observador Aeronáutico
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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 Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport as the crow flies is 1290 km (806 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport to Punta Arenas-Carlos Ibañez Airport as the crow flies is 1290 km (806 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
