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| Date: | Wednesday 29 October 2025 |
| Time: | c. 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Rans S-9 Chaos |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ULM-200 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Putaendo -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Felipe-Víctor Lafón Airport (SSD/SCSF) |
| San Felipe-Víctor Lafón Airport (SSD/SCSF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Under unkwnon circumstances, the aerobatic pilot Fernando Tapia crashed in his Rans S-9 Chaos near Putaendo.
He perished after the ultralight caught fire in the accident.
Sources:
https://www.observador.cl/piloto-muere-tras-caida-de-avioneta-en-san-felipe/
https://www.meganoticias.cl/nacional/503993-avioneta-cae-en-putaendo-san-felipe-piloto-muere-quemado-29-10-2025.html
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-valparaiso/2025/10/29/reportan-caida-de-avioneta-en-san-felipe.shtml
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-valparaiso/2025/10/29/instructor-y-acrobata-quien-era-fernando-tapia-el-piloto-fallecido-tras-caer-su-avioneta-en-putaendo.shtml
https://d3trj3zqmkebtg.cloudfront.net/pics/413/413123_big.jpg (photo)
Media:
⚠️ ¡Importante! ⚠️
— DGAC Chile (@DGACChile) October 29, 2025
Informamos que una aeronave sufrió un accidente en el sector de #SanFelipe.
Investigadores de la @DGACChile se dirigen al lugar. pic.twitter.com/0Q08SqEoKw
Piloto muere tras caída de avioneta en Putaendo: La aeronave terminó calcinada https://t.co/JL0AzceS0P
— Meganoticias (@meganoticiascl) October 29, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2025 06:42 | poxipol | Added |
| 30-Oct-2025 06:45 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
| 30-Oct-2025 07:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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