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| Date: | Wednesday 23 September 1981 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Cessna A-37B |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | J-610 |
| MSN: | 43487 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Iquique -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Iquique/Gr.1 |
Crashed on night training mission due to failure of the radio altimeter. TTE Rodrigo Saa Herrera and STE René Barahona Balbontín.
Sources:
Jets de Combate FACh, p86 (via Scribd)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2025 08:09 | TB | Added |
| 21-Oct-2025 18:08 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
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