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| Date: | Sunday 14 August 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 140A |
| Owner/operator: | Club Aéreo de Carabineros de Chile |
| Registration: | N9450A |
| MSN: | 15271 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Cabo Corrientes -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wichita, KS via Tucumen, Panama |
| Los Cerrillos/Santiago |
Disappeared on a ferry flight from Cessna factory. Found crashed at sea near Nuquí 18 August 1949. Pilot Ten René Barrera Vásquez. As "Cessna...9450-A" in local press.
Sources:
https://tallyho.cl/a-70-anos-del-fallecimiento-del-teniente-rene-barrera-vasquez-primer-martir-de-la-aviacion-en-carabineros-de-chile/
El Tiempo 19 August 1949, p3/24 August 1949, p18
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2015 15:34 | TB | Added |
| 04-Oct-2015 15:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 07-Oct-2015 10:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Oct-2015 10:50 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Sep-2025 13:42 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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