Tobalaba - Concepción

On March 1, 2010 at 01:46 PM, Tobalaba - Concepción experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Private Chilean, with the event recorded near Concepción Región del Biobío.

The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft was performing a special flight from Tobalaba to Concepción with a team of five experts from the Santo Tomás University. While descending to Concepción-Carriel Sur Airport in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located some 20 km north of the airport, near Tomé. All six occupants were killed. They should inspect installations in Concepción following the earthquake from 27FEB2010. Pilot: Marcelo Ruiz. Passengers: Ernesto Videla, Pablo Desbordes, Ignacio Fernández, Rodolfo Becker, Guillermo Moya.

Aircraft reference details include registration CC-PGY, MSN 31-7401257, year of manufacture 1974.

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