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| Date: | Wednesday 23 January 1929 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Cirrus II Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Línea Aeropostal Santigo-Arica |
| Registration: | 3 ? |
| MSN: | 653 ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Copiapó -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Teniente Emilio Larraín noted in an accident in the Atacama desert about 20 km from railway line between Estación Llampo and Chulo, "on the coast side". He was missing "since about 10 hours". Search continued 24 JAN. No further details published.
Note: (1) photo of a crash-landed Moth N°3 in the sand of a desert or beach. No date and no details.
Sources:
(1) http://www.pilotosretiradoslan.cl/2016/08/14/el-comandante-arturo-merino-benitez-y-sus-muchachos/ (photo)
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
(2) La Nación (Santiago) 25 January 1929, p10
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2016 19:17 | TB | Added |
| 15-Nov-2016 19:33 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 15-Nov-2016 19:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Aug-2017 23:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2017 23:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 11-Aug-2017 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Aug-2017 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2019 20:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2023 06:40 | TB | Updated |
| 16-Nov-2023 08:42 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Nov-2023 08:44 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 19-Nov-2023 14:01 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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