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| Date: | Tuesday 31 December 1985 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 Titan |
| Owner/operator: | Linea Aérea Aeropetrel |
| Registration: | CC-CHX |
| MSN: | 404-0684 |
| Engine model: | Continental GTISO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nelson Island, South Shetlands -
 Antarctica
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Punta Arenas (PUQ), Chile |
| Tentiente R. Marsh Airport (TNM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost height and struck a glacier shortly before landing at Teniente Marsh AFB.
Sources:
1. 8 U.S. TOURISTS KILLED AS PLANE CRASHES ON AN ISLAND IN ANTARCTIC. New York Times. January 2, 1986
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-May-2009 05:19 | XLerate | Updated |
| 08-Jan-2011 13:25 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 31-Mar-2022 17:04 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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