Narrative:
The Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor passenger plane, named "San José", crashed on Mount El Plomo in the Chilean Andes during a severe snowstorm. The wreckage was buried in ice and snow and was not found until March, 1934.
» The Milwaukee Journal - Jul 18, 1932
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 16 July 1932 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor |
| Operator: | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) |
| Registration: | NC403H |
| MSN: | 5-AT-062 |
| First flight: | 1929-07-15 (3 years ) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Vitacura ( Chile)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Santiago (unknown airport), Chile |
| Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD (MDZ/SAME), Argentina |
The Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor passenger plane, named "San José", crashed on Mount El Plomo in the Chilean Andes during a severe snowstorm. The wreckage was buried in ice and snow and was not found until March, 1934.
Sources:
» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins» The Milwaukee Journal - Jul 18, 1932
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