26 Mar Fairchild F-27A – CC-CBR The aircraft landed back on the runway following lift-off and gear retraction. The F-27 then slid 750 m on its belly before coming to r... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) – 131618 The R6D-1 Navy transport plane impacted a hill south of Santiago de Chile, killing all aboard. The first approach was made in bad weath... Continue reading
26 Mar Grumman SHU-16B Albatross – 571 Impacted terrain after participating in the UNITAS exercise. All six crew members were killed. The aircraft had departed from Quinteros... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-6B – 989 Crashed into a swamp and burst into flames as it attempted to land in heavy rain at night. Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727-100 – One hijacker. Plane stormed/hijacker arrested. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) – 970 A C-47A transport plane, operated by the Chilean Air Force, crashed during a paratrooper exercise near Colina. One of the paratroopers ... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-2-118A – NC14272 The Douglas DC-2, named "Santa Lucia", crashed in the Andes mountains. The wreckage was found in February 1941. Continue reading
26 Mar Curtiss T-32C Condor II – 1 Damaged beyond repair when it force-landed in bad weather. Continue reading
26 Mar Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor – 2 The Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor struck a wall during an attempted landing during a diversion to Chepiquilla airfield, due to dense fog at the... Continue reading