ASN Aircraft accident Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor 2 Chepiquilla Airfield
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Tuesday 10 May 1938
Time:09:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic TRIM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor
Operator:LAN Chile
Registration: 2
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Chepiquilla Airfield (   Chile)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Ovalle Airport (OVL/SCOV), Chile
Narrative:
The Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor struck a wall during an attempted landing during a diversion to Chepiquilla airfield, due to dense fog at the intended destination, Ovalle.
The undercarriage and wings were destroyed.

Sources:
» La Nación (Santiago) 11 May 1938, p9
» Golden Years of Aviation- Chile


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