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| Date: | Friday 6 October 1972 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 680 Super |
| Owner/operator: | Línea Aérea Taxpa |
| Registration: | CC-CEO |
| MSN: | 680-288-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Aérodromo Rodeillo (VAP/SCRD) |
| Robinsón Crusoe Airport (SCIR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bi-motor Aero Commander disappeared. Pilot Germán Azevedo and eight passengers (two children, five women and a Carabinero). Last contact 13:44 with report of failure of one engine. Never found.
Probable cause:
water contaminated fuel during refuelling at Valparaíso.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 7 October 1972, p16/8 October 1972, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Apr-2017 21:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2017 20:37 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, ] |
| 18-Oct-2023 18:14 | TB | Updated |
| 04-Nov-2024 07:32 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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