943
Flight / Schedule
943
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRegistration
943
MSN
396
Year of Manufacture
1974
Date
July 12, 1980 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Santiago de Chile Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Region
South America • Chile
Coordinates
-33.4055°, -70.5744°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On July 12, 1980 at 12:00 AM, 943 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile, with the event recorded near Santiago de Chile Región Metropolitana de Santiago.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
17 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 5.9%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located 40 km east of Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport. A passenger was killed while 16 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously.
Aircraft reference details include registration 943, MSN 396, year of manufacture 1974.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -33.4055°, -70.5744°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
0
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located 40 km east of Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport. A passenger was killed while 16 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
15
Estimated Survivors
16
Fatality Rate
5.9%
Known people on board: 17
Operational Details
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
South America • Chile
Aircraft Details
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