Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 26 March 1969
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1649A Starliner
Owner/operator: Trans American Leasing Inc
Registration Number: N7311C
Location: Colchane –
ÿ Chile
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: No. 1 engineNo. 1 engine
Category: Accident
A Lockheed L-1649A Starliner cargo plane carrying cigarettes from Lima, Peru to Montevideo, Uruguay, experienced a catastrophic incident due to a fire on the no. 1 engine shortly after returning. The aircraft subsequently experienced a forced landing due to a damaged no. 2 engine. A 600-meter emergency field prepared by the Chilean Air Force near Colchane, Chile, was utilized to mitigate the damage.A Lockheed L-1649A Starliner cargo plane carrying cigarettes from Lima, Peru to Montevideo, Uruguay, experienced a catastrophic incident due to a fire on the no. 1 engine shortly after returning. The aircraft subsequently experienced a forced landing due to a damaged no. 2 engine. A 600-meter emergency field prepared by the Chilean Air Force near Colchane, Chile, was utilized to mitigate the damage.
Description
A Lockheed L-1649A Starliner cargo plane was transporting a cargo of cigarettes from Lima, Peru to Montevideo, Uruguay. En route the airplane suffered problems with the no. 2 engine. The crew radioed Arica and requested permission to return. Shortly after commencing their return, the no. 1 engine caught fire. The Arica controller suggested they use a 600 meter long emergency field that the Chilean Air Force had prepared in Colchane, Chile near the village of Isluga. Damaged beyond repair in forced landing.
Source of Information
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Engine failure and subsequent fire on the no. 1 engine during return flight.Engine failure and subsequent fire on the no. 1 engine during return flight.Share on:
