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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1972 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D18S (3NM) |
| Owner/operator: | Transportes Aéreos Magallánicos (TAMA) |
| Registration: | CC-CDM |
| MSN: | A-790 (CA-184) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Punta Arenas -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | BA Bahía Catalina/Punta Arenas |
| Porvenir | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 500 meters from runway after take-off. Pilot Leonidas Gómez Gross suffered serious injuries and died in the hospital. The passengers escaped uninjured.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 24 May 1972, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 07:47 | TB | Added |
| 12-Dec-2024 14:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
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