Iquique – Arica

On February 24, 1939 at 12:00 AM, Iquique – Arica experienced a crash involving Fairchild FC-2, operated by LAN Chile - Linea Aérea Nacional de Chile, with the event recorded near Alto Chiza Región de Tarapacá.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Iquique to Arica, the pilot encountered engine problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually crash landed in a desert area located some 114 km north of Iquique and was damaged beyond repair. Both occupants, unhurt, were rescued three days later. Crew: Luis Carmona Lopehandía, pilot. Passenger: Cantalicio Valdebenito Vargas.

Aircraft reference details include registration 18, MSN 5.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -19.2902°, -69.8933°.