Incident Sikorsky S-51 LQ-XYE,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176432
 
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Date:Monday 8 August 1960
Time:12:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic S51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-51
Owner/operator:Dirección General de Aviación Civil
Registration: LQ-XYE
MSN: 5178
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 km W of paso Pérez Rosales-Peulla -   Chile
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Valdivia
Destination airport:San Carlos de Bariloche
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two helicopters crashed during "Operación Maipú" in bad weather. Occupants injured.

Sources:

El Litoral 9 August 1960, p1
Dirección Nacional de Aviación Civil Disposición N| 186 30Ago1961

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-May-2015 13:24 TB Added
27-May-2015 15:10 TB Updated [Plane category]
13-Jun-2015 05:13 Sierra 51 Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
25-Aug-2015 09:37 TB Updated [Location]

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