ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144154
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| Date: | Thursday 1 March 2012 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R |
| Owner/operator: | Aerohein |
| Registration: | CC-CYM |
| MSN: | 31-8012016 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Piedra Blanca Mountains, 10 miles S of Quellón, SE of Chiloe Island -
 Chile
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Melinka Airport (SCMK) |
| Quellón Airport (SCON) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aircraft was performing a flight from Melinka to Quellón, with eight people on board, and left Melinka at 11:50 LT bound to the North. Six minutes later, radar and radio contacts were lost as the aircraft hit a mountain side in the Piedra Blanca Mountains, southeast of Chiloé Island.
SAR arrived on scene few hours later and no survivors were found among the eight occupants (pilot and seven passengers). At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor with rain, fog and strong winds. The twin engine aircraft hit a mountain side at an altitude of 1,800 metres.
ACCIDENT CAUSE
The most likely cause of the accident was continuing a flight under visual flight rules (VFR) in instrument flight conditions (IMC), which led the pilot to inadvertently impact the side of a hill
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Cloudy conditions affecting the area where the accident occurred.
Entering in Instrumental Flight (IMC) weather conditions without being cleared.
Not maintaining the flight under visual flight rules.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/2012/03/01/528760/avioneta-cae-al-mar-al-sur-de-quellon.html
2. http://www.lasegunda.com/Noticias/Nacional/2012/03/726041/Avioneta-desaparece-al-sur-de-Quellon-en-Chiloe
3. https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/portalweb/rest-portalweb/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites%20content/live/dgac/categories/accidentes/investigacion/informestecnicos2012/documents/1615-20150408.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2012 12:01 | harro | Added |
| 02-Mar-2012 03:01 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 11:36 | Dmitriy | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 02-Mar-2012 13:04 | avtat | Updated [Total fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 14:01 | Anon. | Updated [[Total fatalities, Damage, Narrative]] |
| 03-Mar-2012 01:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2012 01:55 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2012 02:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2012 03:29 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2015 23:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2017 17:50 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2017 17:52 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Oct-2017 21:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2020 14:17 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2020 14:18 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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