| Date: | Tuesday 19 October 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6B |
| Owner/operator: | LADECO - Línea Aérea Del Cobre |
| Registration: | HI-146 |
| MSN: | 43270/187 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt Santa Elena -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD (MDZ/SAME) |
| Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport (ULC/SCTI) |
The DC-6 struck a mountain with the no. 1 engine shut down.
Sources:
Images:
photo (c) Felipe González; Mt Santa Elena; 0 1971
photo (c) Felipe González; Mt Santa Elena; 0 1971
photo (c) Felipe González; Mt Santa Elena; 0 1971
photo (c) Felipe González; Mt Santa Elena; 0 1971
photo (c) Felipe González; Mt Santa Elena; 0 1971
photo (c) Felipe González; Mt Santa Elena; 0 1971
photo (c) Felipe González; Mt Santa Elena; 0 1971
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