Antofagasta - Antofagasta

On September 4, 1977 at 12:00 AM, Antofagasta - Antofagasta experienced a crash involving Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, operated by Chilean Navy, with the event recorded near Antofagasta Región de Antofagasta.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The crew was returning to Antofagasta Airport following a maritime patrol exercice. While descending at dusk, the seaplane struck the slope of Mt Moreno located about 12 km west of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all six occupants were killed. Crew: Lt Patricio de Andraca, pilot, Lt Patricio Yánez, copilot, Lt Raúl Castillo, navigator, Osvaldo Alvarado, flight engineer, Hernán González, radio operator, Cpt José Gallardo, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration 571, MSN G-251, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.4565°, -68.9273°.