Mendoza – Santiago de Chile

On November 12, 1946 at 05:00 PM, Mendoza – Santiago de Chile experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Mendoza Mendoza.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Few minutes after takeoff from Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in flames on the slope of Cerro El Pelado located about 30 km northwest of Mendoza. All nine occupants were rescued, seven of them were seriously injured. All crew were members were attached to the American Mission in Panama and were engaged in an equipment delivery mission to all US Embassies in South America. Photos Policia de Mendoza via Lt Col John Martin, USAF

Aircraft reference details include registration 42-72552, MSN 10657, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -32.8875°, -68.8359°.