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| Date: | Sunday 24 October 1937 |
| Time: | c. 14:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Cirrus II Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Club Aéreo de Chile |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Viña del Mar -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Club de Golf de Granadillas |
| El Belloto Aerodrome |
Crashed and caught fire just after take-off near tranque de Población Vergara. Pilot Jaime Beltrán Molinos (28) killed and pilot Hirmas Gidi seriously injured.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 25 October 1937, p11
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf ("Cirrus Moth")
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2023 08:39 | TB | Added |
| 28-Jul-2023 12:24 | TB | Updated |
| 01-Oct-2023 07:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 02-Nov-2023 16:11 | TB | Updated |
| 04-Nov-2023 14:46 | TB | Updated |
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