Puerto Montt - Puerto Montt

The crew departed Puerto Montt-El Tepual for a training flight. En route, the twin engine aircraft collided with the cables of a 23,000 volts powerline and crashed on a hilly terrain, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Puerto Montt - Puerto Montt

Registration

947

MSN

404

Year of Manufacture

1974

Date

July 2, 2008 at 02:30 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Cochamó Región de Los Lagos

Region

South America • Chile

Coordinates

-41.5064°, -72.2846°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On July 2, 2008 at 02:30 PM, Puerto Montt - Puerto Montt experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile, with the event recorded near Cochamó Región de Los Lagos.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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. The crew departed Puerto Montt-El Tepual for a training flight. En route, the twin engine aircraft collided with the cables of a 23,000 volts powerline and crashed on a hilly terrain, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 947, MSN 404, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -41.5064°, -72.2846°.

Fatalities

Total

3

Crew

3

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew departed Puerto Montt-El Tepual for a training flight. En route, the twin engine aircraft collided with the cables of a 23,000 volts powerline and crashed on a hilly terrain, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Puerto Montt - Puerto Montt

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

South America • Chile

Aircraft Details

Registration

947

MSN

404

Year of Manufacture

1974