Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 September 1974
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area de Chile
Registration Number: 941
Location: near Puerto Montt-Tepual Airport (PMC) –
ÿ Chile
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Twin Otter aircraftTwin Otter aircraft
Category: Accident
A Twin Otter aircraft crashed during instruction flight in poor visibility conditions, resulting in the deaths of two crew members and three passengers, including family members of the flight engineer. A fire was ignited.A Twin Otter aircraft crashed during instruction flight in poor visibility conditions, resulting in the deaths of two crew members and three passengers, including family members of the flight engineer. A fire was ignited.
Description
The aircraft touched tree tops in poor visibility conditions and crashed. A fire erupted. Two crew members and three passengers were killed. The passengers were family members of the flight engineer. The Twin Otter was used on an instruction flight.
Primary Cause
Poor visibility conditions and the aircraft?s operation in that environment.Poor visibility conditions and the aircraft?s operation in that environment.Share on:
