Viña del Mar - Santiago de Chile

The crew departed Viña del Mar-Torquemada Airport on a positioning flight to Santiago de Chile. Shortly after takeoff, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to return. On approach, both engines failed and on short final by night, the aircraft stalled and crashed 450 metres short of runway 05. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Viña del Mar - Santiago de Chile — crash photo

Flight / Schedule

Viña del Mar - Santiago de Chile

Registration

CC-CVZ

MSN

LJ-441

Year of Manufacture

1969

Date

December 19, 2013 at 09:00 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Viña del Mar Región de Valparaíso

Region

South America • Chile

Coordinates

-33.0280°, -71.5744°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On December 19, 2013 at 09:00 PM, Viña del Mar - Santiago de Chile experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 90 King Air, operated by ATA Aerolineas - Aero Transportes Araucanía, with the event recorded near Viña del Mar Región de Valparaíso.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Viña del Mar-Torquemada Airport on a positioning flight to Santiago de Chile. Shortly after takeoff, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to return. On approach, both engines failed and on short final by night, the aircraft stalled and crashed 450 metres short of runway 05. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration CC-CVZ, MSN LJ-441, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -33.0280°, -71.5744°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew departed Viña del Mar-Torquemada Airport on a positioning flight to Santiago de Chile. Shortly after takeoff, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to return. On approach, both engines failed and on short final by night, the aircraft stalled and crashed 450 metres short of runway 05. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Viña del Mar - Santiago de Chile

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

South America • Chile

Aircraft Details

Registration

CC-CVZ

MSN

LJ-441

Year of Manufacture

1969

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