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Date: | Monday 19 March 1984 |
Time: | |
Type: | Cessna A-37B |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
Registration: | 610 |
MSN: | 43487 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | northern Andes Mountains -
Chile
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Los Cóndores/Iquique |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed after S/Tte Rolando Mercado Zamora had ejected safely due to a double flame-out, flying trough clouds to avoid collision with the mountains. He was rescued from about 5,000 meters altitude by a SA-315 a few hours later.
Note: identity given in the article as "A-37B N°616"
Sources:
https://dragones.aviacion.cl/historia3.htm Revision history:
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