251

On November 1, 1973 at 12:00 AM, 251 experienced a crash involving Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, operated by Chilean Navy, with the event recorded near Quilpué Región de Valparaíso.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, a technical problem occurred on the fuel supply system, causing a loss of engine power. The captain elected to fly over the mountains surrounding Quilpué on one engine but the seaplane struck a hill and crashed. Three crew members were killed while three others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 251.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -33.0336°, -71.4825°.