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| Date: | Saturday 23 November 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-802A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N802LA |
| MSN: | 802A-0118 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Near Pisagua, Atacama desert -
 Chile
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Arica-Chacalluta Airport (ARI/SCAR) |
| Victoria Airport (ZIC/SCTO) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An American commercial aircraft pilot, while in command of an Air Tractor aircraft, model AT-802A, was conducting a transfer flight from Chacalluta Aerodrome (SCAR) in the city of Arica, Arica and Parinacota Region to Victoria Aerodrome (SCTO), La Araucanía Region. Under these circumstances, and while the aircraft was leveled at 17,000 feet (FL 170), the engine stopped during flight. As a result, the pilot had to make an emergency landing in a desert area, ending up 55 nautical miles south of the city of Arica. The commanding pilot and sole occupant was unharmed, while the aircraft sustained limited damage to the engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://twitter.com/FACh_Chile/status/1198257654545682438
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2019 20:24 | Anon. | Added |
| 05-Mar-2025 11:44 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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