Santiago – Iquique
Flight / Schedule
Santiago – Iquique
Aircraft
Potez 56Registration
CC-LNN
MSN
3962
Date
March 29, 1943 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Quilitapia Región de Coquimbo
Region
South America • Chile
Coordinates
-31.1175°, -71.1598°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On March 29, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Santiago – Iquique experienced a crash involving Potez 56, operated by LAN Chile - Linea Aérea Nacional de Chile, with the event recorded near Quilitapia Región de Coquimbo.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. En route, while flying too low, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops, lost a wing and crashed in flames in a ravine near Quilitapia, some 100 km south of Coquimbo. All six occupants were killed, among them the pilot David Vivero Carrasco.
Aircraft reference details include registration CC-LNN, MSN 3962.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -31.1175°, -71.1598°.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
2
Passengers
4
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route, while flying too low, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops, lost a wing and crashed in flames in a ravine near Quilitapia, some 100 km south of Coquimbo. All six occupants were killed, among them the pilot David Vivero Carrasco.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
4
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Santiago – Iquique
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
South America • Chile