Accident Sonex Aircraft Sonex CC-PJA, Saturday 25 August 2018
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Date:Saturday 25 August 2018
Time:20:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic SONX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sonex Aircraft Sonex
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: CC-PJA
MSN: 0901
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:5,5 km NE of Casablanca-El Tapihue Airport (SCTW) -   Chile
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Casablanca-El Tapihue Airport (SCTW)
Destination airport:Casablanca-El Tapihue Airport (SCTW)
Investigating agency: DGAC Chile
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The plane crashed in the vicinity of the Fundo Los Perales. Both occupants, father (78) and son (46), died in the crash.
Cause: Loss of control in flight. Intermittent loss of engine power was a factor.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: DGAC Chile
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.ahoranoticias.cl/noticias/nacional/234304-gobierno-propone-subir-limite-en-contratacion-de-trabajadores-extranjeros.html
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-valparaiso/2018/08/26/encuentran-avioneta-estrellada-en-casablanca-confirman-muerte-de-los-dos-ocupantes.shtml
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-valparaiso/2018/08/26/revelan-identidades-de-padre-e-hijo-que-murieron-tras-accidente-de-avioneta-en-casablanca.shtml
http://lanacion.cl/2018/08/26/dos-personas-murieron-tras-caer-avioneta-en-casablanca/
Previous incident, March 2014: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=164848

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

22 March 2014 CC-PJA private 0 Vitacura, Mapocho river min

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Aug-2018 05:48 gerard57 Added
26-Aug-2018 17:52 Iceman 29 Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ]
26-Aug-2018 18:30 Captain Adam Updated [Source, ]
26-Aug-2018 20:05 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ]
26-Aug-2018 20:07 harro Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ]
01-Apr-2019 18:56 harro Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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