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| Date: | Wednesday 3 August 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna A-37B |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 612 |
| MSN: | 43489 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pampa Tamarugal -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Los Cóndores/Iquique/Gr.1 |
| Polígono de Yape |
Experienced a flame-out as N°2 "Cobra" during a low level navigation flight in a four ship formation. S/Tte Edgardo Coda Melo ejected safely.
Sources:
https://dragones.aviacion.cl/historia2.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2024 04:54 | TB | Added |
| 05-Oct-2025 07:42 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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