Puerto Montt - Puerto Montt

On September 9, 1974 at 12:00 AM, Puerto Montt - Puerto Montt experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile, with the event recorded near Puerto Montt-El Tepual Región de Los Lagos.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew (two pilots and a flight engineer), departed Puerto Montt-El Tepual Airport for a local training flight. The airplane was also carrying three passengers, three members of the flight engineer's family. On approach, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions with limited visibility and failed to realize his altitude was too low. On final, the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in a wooded area. A crew member survived while five other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 941, MSN 28, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -41.4286°, -73.0731°.