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| Date: | Tuesday 19 April 1949 |
| Time: | c. 22:30 |
| Type: | North American NA-44 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 205 |
| MSN: | 74-4749 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Santiago de Chile -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles |
| Santiago de Chile |
Disappeared after pilot Ten Mario Arriagada and passenger Ten Carabineri Norberto Nuñez intented to bail out at night due to weather. Search called off 27 APR. It apparently crashed into the sea.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 20 April 1949, p1/28 April 1949, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2014 16:20 | TB | Added |
| 26-Jul-2019 14:48 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2019 18:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2019 07:20 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Aug-2019 08:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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