ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 942 Puelo Alto
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Date:Sunday 14 September 1969
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: 942
MSN: 33
First flight: 1967
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Puelo Alto (   Chile)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Puerto Montt-Tepual Airport (PMC/SCTE), Chile
Destination airport:Segundo Corral Airport (SCSR), Chile
Narrative:
Crashed into a forested mountain slope.

Sources:
» Los sobrevivientes del cerro Puelo Alto
» El Siglo de Torreón 15 September 1969, p29


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Distance from Puerto Montt-Tepual Airport to Segundo Corral Airport as the crow flies is 124 km (78 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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