| Date: | Thursday 1 November 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman HU-16B Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | Armada de Chile |
| Registration: | 251 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Quilpé -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Apparently the Albatross flying boat suffered an engine failure caused by a problem of the airplane fuel system, causing a loss of power. The crew tried to pass the hills that obstructed the passage to the sea, operating on one engine. They failed to clear the hills and the airplane impacted terrain.
Sources:
Mar de Chile
Location
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