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| Date: | Saturday 25 January 2025 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: | Alisport Silent 2 Electro |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ULM 239 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santiago-Municipal de Vitacura Airport (SCLC) -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Municipal de Vitacura Airport (SCLC) |
| Santiago-Municipal de Vitacura Airport (SCLC) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Alisport Silent 2 Electro crashed during take off from Municipal de Vitacura airport (SCLC), Santiago de Chile. As a result the pilot was killed.
The pilot, intending to conduct a local flight, took off from the Vitacura Municipal Aerodrome (SCLC), in the Vitacura Commune, Metropolitan Region, and was to return to the departure aerodrome. For this purpose, the pilot requested to be towed for takeoff, communicating via radio with the pilot in command of the PA-18 aircraft, belonging to a Glider Club, which was performing the towing activity that day. Subsequently, as both aircraft began the takeoff phase from runway 26 at SCLC, the pilot of the Alisport Silent quickly climbed, surpassing the flight line of the towing aircraft, causing the latter to lift its tail and abruptly tilt forward, striking the runway surface with its propeller.
In response, the Alisport Silent aircraft's pilot proceeded to detach from the towing cable, notifying the pilot of the towing aircraft by radio of this action, and continued to glide at low altitude. Approximately 215 meters beyond the end of runway 26, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed into the terrain within the aerodrome. The pilot of the towing aircraft PA-18 managed to control his aircraft on the runway and exited it to the right side, towards a clear area. As a result, the ULM pilot died at the scene, and the aircraft was damaged due to the high energy of the impact with the ground. The pilot of the PA-18 towing aircraft was unharmed, and the aircraft suffered damage to both propeller blades, due to contact with the runway surface.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.24horas.cl/actualidad/nacional/muere-piloto-que-realizaba-maniobra-de-despegue-en-aerodromo-de-vitacura
https://x.com/DGACChile/status/1883233588025675800
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Media:
Informamos que a las 15:00 hrs aprox el planeador matrícula ULM 239 tuvo un accidente en el sector del Ad. Vitacura. Lamentablemente el piloto de la aeronave resultó fallecido. Personal @DGACChile se dirige al aeródromo para dar inicio a la investigación correspondiente.
— DGAC Chile (@DGACChile) January 25, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2025 19:45 | poxipol | Added |
| 26-Jan-2025 08:19 | poxipol | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jan-2025 11:48 | poxipol | Updated [Aircraft type, Plane category, ] |
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