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| Date: | Friday 18 May 2012 |
| Time: | c. 01:50 LT |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Línea Aérea Costa Norte, opf. Corpesca |
| Registration: | CC-CGX |
| MSN: | 3306 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 30 km NW off El Loa [Pacific Ocean] -
 Chile
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | SCDA |
| SCDA | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander, operated by a fishing company and was used to fishing survey and prospection, departed from SCDA at 21:15 LT (17 may) en route to the oceanic area south from Iquique. ATC of SCDA lost contact at 01:50 LT (18 may).
Remains of the airplane were found in the Pacific Ocean south of Iquique and about 30 km NW of El Loa.
Unfortunaley, the crew of two, a pilot and a observer, were found dead.
ACCIDENT CAUSE
The most likely cause of the accident was the loss of control of the aircraft, impacting the sea, for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.elboyaldia.cl/noticia/sociedad/corpesca-sa-lamenta-sensible-fallecimiento-de-sus-dos-pilotos
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2012/05/18/avion-pesquero-se-estrella-en-el-mar-al-sur-de-iquique-con-2-ocupantes-a-bordo.shtml
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/portalweb/rest-portalweb/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites%20content/live/dgac/categories/accidentes/investigacion/informestecnicos2012/documents/1623-20150408.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2012 11:13 | Andypinto | Added |
| 18-May-2012 11:49 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2012 02:03 | Dmitriy | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 19-May-2012 03:39 | Dmitriy | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2012 04:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2012 11:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Aug-2020 15:46 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2020 15:48 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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