Accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) 953, Sunday 16 June 1963
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Date:Sunday 16 June 1963
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: 953
MSN: 19465
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 20
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:42 km from Puerto Aisen -   Chile
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Balmaceda-Teniente Vidal Airport (BBA/SCBA)
Destination airport:Puerto Aysen Airport (WPA/SCAS)
Narrative:
The DC-3 transport plane impacted the Cerro Pérez mountainside en route between Balmaceda and Puerto Aisen

Sources:

Scramble 293
El Llanquihe November 7, 2005
El Llanquihe April 27, 2005

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