Santiago – Iquique

On April 13, 1954 at 01:10 PM, Santiago – Iquique experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile, with the event recorded near Batuco Región Metropolitana de Santiago.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Santiago Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Batuco, about 16 km north of the airfield. All 14 occupants were killed. The airplane was performing a flight from Santiago to Iquique, carrying 9 passengers, a crew of five and 2,5 tons of meat on behalf of the national carrier LAN Chile.

Aircraft reference details include registration 956, MSN 4470, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -33.2310°, -70.8092°.