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Date: | Thursday 31 October 1968 |
Time: | afternoon |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
Registration: | 912 |
MSN: | 370 |
Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | near Quillagua -
Chile
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Copiapó (14:05) |
Destination airport: | Cerro Moreno/Antofagasta (16:35) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Emergency landing of a "Beaver" on high ground of Atacama desert. Cmte d.Esc (R) Sergio Ortega and civil Enrique Ojeda rescued after 72 hours. Pilot Cap Matús found alive 7 November on river Loja.
Sources:
Folha de São Paulo 5 November 1968, p8
La Nacion 9 November 1968, p20
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Aug-2015 19:23 |
TB |
Added |
07-Feb-2017 16:01 |
TB |
Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
26-Jul-2023 17:58 |
TB |
Updated |