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| Date: | Thursday 31 October 1968 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 912 |
| MSN: | 370 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Quillagua -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Copiapó (14:05) |
| Cerro Moreno/Antofagasta (16:35) |
Emergency landing of a "Beaver" on high ground of Atacama desert. Cmte d.Esc (R) Sergio Ortega and civil Enrique Ojeda rescued after 72 hours. Pilot Cap Matús found alive 7 November on river Loja.
Sources:
Folha de São Paulo 5 November 1968, p8
La Nacion 9 November 1968, p20
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2015 19:23 | TB | Added |
| 07-Feb-2017 16:01 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2023 17:58 | TB | Updated |
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