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| Date: | Tuesday 3 February 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairchild FC-2W2 |
| Owner/operator: | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) |
| Registration: | NC8026 |
| MSN: | 519 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near La Caleta -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Arica |
| Antofagasta | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched in sea near port of La Caleta, on mail flight between Arica and Antofagasta. Pilot C. Thompson, co-pilot Luis Morales and passenger official of Marina de Chile sub-secretary Lanico Maldonado. Airplane located 4 February, 20:00. Occupants, airplane and eight mailbags recovered.
Sources:
El Tiempo 6 February 1931, p7
Correio da Manhã 5 February 1931, p1
Panagra
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 April 1931 | 4 | Línea Aeropostal Santiago-Arica | 4 | Chillán/San Ramón | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2019 18:18 | TB | Added |
| 20-Dec-2019 09:21 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2022 14:29 | TB | Updated [Damage] |
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