Puerto Montt - Port Raúl Marín Balmaceda

On December 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Puerto Montt - Port Raúl Marín Balmaceda experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Aeroseed, with the event recorded near Port Raúl Marín Balmaceda Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.

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.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot departed Puerto Montt at 0900LT on a positioning flight to Port Raúl Marín Balmaceda to pick up five passengers. On approach, the pilot decided to complete a loss pass to evaluate the landing conditions and the wind component. Shortly later, the aircraft landed on its belly and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest in a grassy area. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration CC-CMM, MSN 31-315, year of manufacture 1968.