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| Date: | Tuesday 23 January 1962 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-21A Goose |
| Owner/operator: | Aerosur |
| Registration: | CC-CAO-0122 |
| MSN: | 1004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake O'Higgins -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Grumman plane crashed in a lake near argentine border. Pilot Frederico Fuehrer (owner Aerosur) and co-pilot Charles Gilmann (US assistent program Chile) died. Two passengers rescued injured.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 26 January 1962, p1
Goodall
American, Chilean killed in a crash: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19620126&id=sTMsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zssEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4791,3009222
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 September 1952 | CC-CAO | Aerosur | 0 | Palavicini, a 12 Km del lago Buenos Aires, prov Santa Cruz |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2016 19:11 | TB | Added |
| 16-May-2021 16:22 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2023 13:17 | TB | Updated |
| 25-May-2023 07:23 | TB | Updated |
| 26-Jun-2023 17:34 | gwydd | Updated |
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