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| Date: | Sunday 21 August 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-38 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Naval de Chile |
| Registration: | n/a |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Coquimbo -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Coquimbo |
The seaplane crashed from five meters altitude and sank. Pilot Ten 1°Ricardo López and "various other crew members" rescued by boats.
Note: type not reported; a single S-38 noticed w/o/crashed at "2.1.37" (Scramble/Aeroflight) but no such occurence found in Chile/Argentine newspapers around this date, but a fatal raft accident on Maipu River 3.1.37
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 22 August 1938, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2023 18:22 | TB | Added |
| 14-Jun-2023 18:26 | TB | Updated |
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