Santiago – Coihaique

On April 8, 1968 at 12:00 AM, Santiago – Coihaique experienced a crash involving Douglas C-49 (DC-3), operated by LADECO Airlines - Línea Aérea del Cobre, with the event recorded near Coyhaique Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

36 people were known to be on board, 36 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 33, passenger fatalities: 33, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Santiago de Chile (flight LCO213), the crew started the descent to Coyhaique-Teniente Vidal Airport when the airplane went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in a mountainous area. The wreckage was found few hours later 24 km northwest of Coyhaique, in an uninhabited area. The aircraft was destroyed and all 36 occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CC-CBM, MSN 6330, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -45.5152°, -71.5258°.