Santiago - Coyhaique

On August 6, 2000 at 12:00 AM, Santiago - Coyhaique experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile, with the event recorded near Puerto Montt Región de Los Lagos.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Santiago to Coyhaique, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and was cleared to divert to Puerto Montt Airport. Few minutes later, the aircraft lost height and crashed on the slope of Mt Michimahuida. The wreckage was found on August 21. All 14 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 230, MSN 454, year of manufacture 1997.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -41.4492°, -72.9620°.