Porvenir – Punta Arenas

On August 1, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Porvenir – Punta Arenas experienced a crash involving Beechcraft E18, operated by Transportes Aéreos de Magallanes - TAMA, with the event recorded near Porvenir Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 11 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. At liftoff, the right engine failed. The airplane banked right, causing the right main gear to struck the ground and to be torn off. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest. All 11 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration CC-CAK, MSN BA-306, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -53.2960°, -70.3698°.