Coihaique – Balmaceda – Chile Chico

On May 16, 2005 at 01:26 PM, Coihaique – Balmaceda – Chile Chico experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, operated by Transportes Aéreos Don Carlos, with the event recorded near Meseta del Guenguel Santa Cruz.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 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: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The twin engine aircraft was completing a charter flight from Coyhaique to Chile Chico with an intermediate stop in Balmaceda where six additional passengers boarded. The airplane departed Balmaceda Airport runway 27 at 1310LT for the second leg to Chile Chico. About 16 minutes into the flight, while cruising in marginal weather conditions, radar contact was lost after the airplane crashed in an uninhabited area. The wreckage was found in the late afternoon in Meseta del Guenguel. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CC-CFS, MSN LD-220, year of manufacture 1965.