Coihaique – Pueto Aysén

On June 16, 1963 at 03:00 PM, Coihaique – Pueto Aysén experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile, with the event recorded near Puerto Aysén Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

20 people were known to be on board, 19 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 95.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 17, passenger fatalities: 16, other fatalities: 0.

While descending to Puerto Aysén on a flight from Coihaique-Teniente Vidal Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Pérez located 42 km from the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while 19 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 953, MSN 19465, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -45.4102°, -72.6816°.