Punta Arenas - Teniente Marsh

On December 9, 2019 at 06:13 PM, Punta Arenas - Teniente Marsh experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile, with the event recorded near Drake Passage All World.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

38 people were known to be on board, 38 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 17, crew fatalities: 17, passengers on board: 21, passenger fatalities: 21, other fatalities: 0.

The four engine airplane departed Santiago de Chile at 1021LT and landed at Punta Arenas for a technical stop at 1444LT. It took off at 1653LT on a leg to Teniente Rodolfo Marsh-Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Airport located on King George Island, Antarctica, carrying 21 passengers and 17 crew members. After flying a distance of about 390 NM, while in cruising altitude, the radar contact was lost, vertical to the Drake Passage. SAR operations were initiated jointly by the Chilean, Uruguay and Argentine Air Forces which dispatched several aircraft over the area. Two days later, debris were found floating on water. It seems that none of the 38 occupants survived the crash.

Aircraft reference details include registration 990, MSN 4776, year of manufacture 1978.