Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 12 July 1980
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area de Chile
Registration Number: 943
Location: 40 km E of Santiago-Los Cerrillos –
ÿ Chile
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Landing gear.Landing gear.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced an emergency landing, resulting in a crash.A small aircraft experienced an emergency landing, resulting in a crash.
Description
Crashed during emergency landing.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during landing.Mechanical failure during landing.Share on:
