Accident Grumman G-21A Goose CC-CAO-0122,
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Date:Tuesday 23 January 1962
Time:13:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic G21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman G-21A Goose
Owner/operator:Aerosur
Registration: CC-CAO-0122
MSN: 1004
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lake O'Higgins -   Chile
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
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 [[Date, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]]
25-May-2023 07:23 TB Updated [[[Date, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]]]
26-Jun-2023 17:34 gwydd Updated [[[[Date, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]]]]

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