CC-CGP

On June 4, 1991 at 12:00 AM, CC-CGP experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Línea Aérea Taxpa, with the event recorded near Robinson Crusoe Island Región de Valparaíso.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from Robinson Crusoe Island, en route for the continent, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to ditch the aircraft about 13 km offshore. The crew of a fishing boat was able to rescue all four occupant while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration CC-CGP, MSN 31-597, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -33.6445°, -78.8262°.