Santiago - Valparaíso - Robinson Crusoe Island

On October 6, 1972 at 01:44 PM, Santiago - Valparaíso - Robinson Crusoe Island experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 680, operated by Línea Aérea Taxpa, with the event recorded near Pacific Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine airplane was completing a charter flight from Santiago de Chile to the Island of Robinson Crusoe on behalf of the Fishing Cooperative of Juan Fernandez. After departing Los Cerrillos Airport in Santiago, the pilot completed a technical stop at Valparaíso-Rodelillo Airport to refuel. While cruising at an altitude of 6,000 feet about 330 km west the Chilean coast in strong west winds, the pilot informed ATC about an engine failure. Shortly later, the airplane crashed into the Pacific Ocean. SAR operations were conducted but no trace of the airplane nor the eight occupants was ever found. Crew: Germán Acevedo Salas, pilot. Passengers: Víctor Duque Martínez, Eulogio Riveros, Carmen Camacho, Mónica Araya, N. Araya, Guillermina N. de Araya, Varsovia N. de Recabarren.

Aircraft reference details include registration CC-CEO, MSN 680-288-3, year of manufacture 1956.