Peldehue - Peldehue

On March 21, 1964 at 12:00 AM, Peldehue - Peldehue experienced a crash involving Douglas A-26 Invader, operated by Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile, with the event recorded near Peldehue Región Metropolitana de Santiago.

The flight was categorized as demonstration and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a demonstration flight, taking part to the celebrations of the 34th Anniversary of the Chilean Air Force. While approaching at low height in front of 6,000 spectators, the left engine caught fire. The captain modified his route and left the area to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft lost height. While the captain was able to bail out, both other crew members, the copilot and the flight mechanic, were killed when the airplane crashed in flames in an open field.

Aircraft reference details include registration 823, MSN 7040, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -33.1383°, -70.6626°.