Accident description
Last updated: 21 August 2018
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 15 June 1953 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
| Operator: | LAN Chile |
| Registration: | CC-CLD-0100 |
| C/n / msn: | 18-2617 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Copiapó-Chamonate Airport (CPO) ( Chile)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Copiapó-Chamonate Airport (CPO/SCHA), Chile |
| Santiago (unknown airport), Chile |
Crashed after engine fire.
Sources:
» Sarasota Journal - Jun 16, 1953Photos
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.
