Santiago - Concepción

On July 9, 1992 at 12:00 AM, Santiago - Concepción experienced a crash involving Cessna 650 Citation III, operated by Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile, with the event recorded near Concepción Región del Biobío.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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. On final approach to Concepción-Carriel Sur Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with overcast at 750 metres and broken at 300 metres. On final, the crew informed ATC he just passed over the inner marker when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain (435 metres high) located 4 km short of runway 20 threshold. All three crew members were killed. At the time of the accident, wind was blowing from the north at 23 knots. For unknown reasons, the crew was completing the approach at an insufficient altitude.

Aircraft reference details include registration E-302, MSN 650-0033, year of manufacture 1984.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -36.8514°, -73.0504°.