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| Date: | Sunday 17 March 1929 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Cirrus II Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Línea Aeropostal Santigo-Arica |
| Registration: | 22 |
| MSN: | 673 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chañaral -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Copiapó |
| Antofagasta | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in turbulence during mail flight (Línea Aeropostal Militar). Pilot Ten Av Julio Fuentealba S. was killed. The mechanic Cabo 1°Luis Rebolledo survived seriously injured, "crawling" for help and reached telegraphic lines after two days.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 23 March 1929, p13
http://www.pilotosretiradoslan.cl/2016/08/14/el-comandante-arturo-merino-benitez-y-sus-muchachos/
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2010 03:53 | TB | Added |
| 15-Mar-2010 04:00 | TB | Updated [Date, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2016 18:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2016 19:12 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2016 19:45 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Aug-2017 23:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2017 23:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 31-Aug-2017 19:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Sep-2018 19:17 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2019 20:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2019 20:17 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 02-Aug-2019 20:34 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Nov-2023 16:33 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Nov-2023 17:02 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Dec-2023 09:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 19-Dec-2023 21:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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