Antofagasta - Calama

On August 4, 1987 at 12:00 AM, Antofagasta - Calama experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by LAN Chile - Linea Aérea Nacional de Chile, with the event recorded near Calama Región de Antofagasta.

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

35 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 34 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 2.9%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 31, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The first 880 meters of runway 27 at Calama Airport were closed due to repavement. Thus, a notam was published with a displaced threshold. The pilot was facing the sun when approaching Calama Airport and landed 520 meters short of the displaced threshold. The aircraft struck various materials when the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft slid on its nose for few hundred meters before coming to rest on the runway, broken in two. A passenger died while all other occupants were rescued. The aircraft caught fire after 30 minutes and was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CC-CHJ, MSN 22602/711, year of manufacture 1980.

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