CC-CDS

On April 18, 1979 at 03:20 PM, CC-CDS experienced a crash involving Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), operated by Aeroservicio Parragué - ASPAR, with the event recorded near Chiguayante Región del Biobío.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a fire fighting mission under callsign 'Canso 31'. While approaching the fire zone at low height and ready to drop 5,000 liters of water, the airplane struck a pine tree with its left wing. Out of control, it crashed in a garden located in the district of Manquimávida, northeast of Chiguayante. Both pilots were killed instantly while the third occupant was seriously injured. He died while being transferred to the hospital. Crew: Carlos Paris Maldonado, pilot, Rolf Taucher, copilot, Jaime López Morales, observer.

Aircraft reference details include registration CC-CDS, MSN CV-281, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -36.9492°, -73.0102°.