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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna A-37B |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 616 |
| MSN: | 43548 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | northern Andes Mountains -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Los Cóndores/Iquique/Gr.4 |
Crashed after S/Tte Rolando Mercado Zamora had ejected safely due to a double flame-out, flying trough clouds to avoid collision with the mountains. He was rescued from about 5,000 meters altitude by a SA-315 a few hours later.
Sources:
https://dragones.aviacion.cl/historia3.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2024 05:34 | TB | Added |
| 05-Oct-2025 07:44 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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