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| Date: | Monday 20 January 2025 |
| Time: | 18:06 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | CC-PEC |
| MSN: | 31-7812120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Freire -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Temuco-La Araucania Airport (ZCO/SCQP) |
| Villarrica Airport (SCVI) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Piper PA-31 with four occupants crashed in a field near Freire and was destroyed by fire.
During the takeoff phase from runway 19 at SCQP, the aircraft's right engine (engine No. 2) lost power. At that moment, the pilot declared an emergency to the SCQP control tower, attempting to keep the aircraft in flight aligned with the runway's heading. Shortly thereafter, the pilot lost control of the aircraft, causing it to crash approximately 2,700 meters south of runway 19 at SCQP, outside the airport premises. As a result, the occupants of the aircraft were unharmed, while the aircraft itself caught fire due to fuel spillage upon impact with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.latercera.com/nacional/noticia/avion-que-se-dirigia-desde-temuco-a-villarrica-capoto-en-predio-agricola-de-freire/ZEDXFKDUNJDSLEI7HT3Z2OAULI/
https://twitter.com/DGACChile/status/1881472576008134868
Media:
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— IEC-180 CONTROL STGO (@fdo2000) January 20, 2025
Se mantiene procedimiento de emergencia por caída de avión Piper PA31 en Freire, equipos de emergencia en el lugar, aeronave matrícula CC-PEC el cual cayó en un predio agrícola cercano a Quepe, esta aeronave iba con 4 personas a bordo @biobio @chile_accidente pic.twitter.com/w1jPaWC3jT
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2025 06:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Jan-2025 06:55 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 21-Jan-2025 06:57 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
| 21-Jan-2025 08:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2025 16:57 | davefsm | Updated [Cn, Embed code, ] |
| 02-Mar-2025 15:55 | ASN | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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