Chaitén - Puerto Montt

On March 2, 1998 at 03:05 PM, Chaitén - Puerto Montt experienced a crash involving Cessna 401, operated by Aerochaitén, with the event recorded near Chaitén Región de Los Lagos.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Chaitén Airport, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in the sea near the La Puntilla harbor. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed. It was reported that the aircraft was on fire prior to impact with water, maybe after an engine caught fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration CC-CIX, MSN 401-0029, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -42.9158°, -72.7071°.