Archipiélagos Servicios Aéreos

Britten-Norman Islander

36 seconds after takeoff from Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant (La Paloma) Airport Runway 01, while in initial climb, the pilot contacted ATC and declared an emergency. He lost control of the airplane that crashed onto two houses located in a residential area, about 450 metres from the runway end. The houses and the aircraft were destroyed by a post crash fire and all six occupants were killed. Two people in the house were injured.