2011 Chilean Air Force CASA 212 crash
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The 2011 Chilean Air Force CASA 212 crash occurred on 2 September 2011 when a Casa C-212 Aviocar 300DF of the Chilean Air Force
(FACH) crashed into the sea off Robinson Crusoe Island
, Chile.
966.
. It was operated by the 10th Transport Group, FACH. It departed from the joint civil and military Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
, Santiago
, Chile at 13:52 local time
(16:52 UTC
), bound for Robinson Crusoe Airport, Robinson Crusoe Island
, one of the Juan Fernández Islands
. There were four crew and seventeen passengers aboard. The aircraft attempted to land at the airport on two occasions, but strong winds prevented it from landing. The aircraft subsequently crashed into the sea 1 kilometres (1,093.6 yd) off the island on its third approach. A search by the FACH and Chilean Navy
resulted in some wreckage including suitcases being discovered. The FACH reported that locals fishermen and inhabitants have found a body of a dead man and two women floating in the sea. At 07 of September, four bodies have been found. The time of the crash was reported as 17:48 local time (20:48 UTC). The accident was the deadliest suffered by the FACH since 1977, and the second deadliest accident in FACH history.
(National Broadcasting of Chile) presenter Felipe Camiroaga
, who was travelling with the team of Buenos Días a Todos
(Good Morning Everyone) to Robinson Crusoe Island to report on the reconstruction following the earthquake with journalist Roberto Bruce
and three other members of the TV channel. Also aboard was philanthropist entrepreneur Felipe Cubillos, who was traveling to the island in order to help the victims of the 2010 Chile earthquake
.
Chilean Air Force
The Chilean Air Force is the air force of Chile, a branch of the Chilean military.-History:The first step towards the current FACh was taken by Teniente Coronel Pedro Pablo Dartnell, when he founded the Servicio de Aviación Militar de Chile on December 20, 1910, being trained as a pilot in France...
(FACH) crashed into the sea off Robinson Crusoe Island
Robinson Crusoe Island
Robinson Crusoe Island , formerly known as Más a Tierra , or Aguas Buenas, is the largest island of the Chilean Juan Fernández archipelago, situated 674 kilometres west of South America in the South Pacific Ocean...
, Chile.
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was a Casa C-212 Aviocar 300DF c/n 433, Tail numberAircraft registration
An aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile...
966.
Accident
The aircraft was operating a relief flight in support of operations in the wake of the 2010 Chile earthquake2010 Chile earthquake
The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time , having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It ranks as the sixth largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a...
. It was operated by the 10th Transport Group, FACH. It departed from the joint civil and military Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport , also known as Pudahuel Airport and Santiago International Airport, located in Pudahuel, north-west of downtown Santiago, is Chile's largest aviation facility and the busiest international air passenger gateway to the country...
, Santiago
Santiago
Santiago is the capital city of Chile. Santiago may also refer to:*Santiago *Santiago , a Spanish given name*Santiago!, a shortened form of the Reconquista battle cry "Santiago y cierra, España"...
, Chile at 13:52 local time
UTC-3
UTC−03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −03:00.-As standard time :*Suriname*Falkland Islands*French Guiana*Brazil - East Northern and Northeastern States...
(16:52 UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time. Computer servers, online services and other entities that rely on having a universally accepted time use UTC for that purpose...
), bound for Robinson Crusoe Airport, Robinson Crusoe Island
Robinson Crusoe Island
Robinson Crusoe Island , formerly known as Más a Tierra , or Aguas Buenas, is the largest island of the Chilean Juan Fernández archipelago, situated 674 kilometres west of South America in the South Pacific Ocean...
, one of the Juan Fernández Islands
Juan Fernández Islands
The Juan Fernández Islands are a sparsely inhabited island group reliant on tourism and fishing in the South Pacific Ocean, situated about off the coast of Chile, and is composed of three main volcanic islands; Robinson Crusoe Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island and Santa Clara Island, the first...
. There were four crew and seventeen passengers aboard. The aircraft attempted to land at the airport on two occasions, but strong winds prevented it from landing. The aircraft subsequently crashed into the sea 1 kilometres (1,093.6 yd) off the island on its third approach. A search by the FACH and Chilean Navy
Chilean Navy
-Independence Wars of Chile and Peru :The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817. A year before, following the Battle of Chacabuco, General Bernardo O'Higgins prophetically declared "this victory and another hundred shall be of no significance if we do not gain control of the sea".This led to the...
resulted in some wreckage including suitcases being discovered. The FACH reported that locals fishermen and inhabitants have found a body of a dead man and two women floating in the sea. At 07 of September, four bodies have been found. The time of the crash was reported as 17:48 local time (20:48 UTC). The accident was the deadliest suffered by the FACH since 1977, and the second deadliest accident in FACH history.
Notable passengers
One of the victims was Televisión Nacional de ChileTelevisión Nacional de Chile
TVN is Chile's state-owned television station. Its inaugural transmission took place on 1969. TVN is owned, but not funded, by the state, and it functions independently from it; a very particular case of public television in South America...
(National Broadcasting of Chile) presenter Felipe Camiroaga
Felipe Camiroaga
Felipe Humberto Camiroaga Fernández was a Chilean TV presenter and occasional actor. He was co-host of TVN's morning talk show Buenos días a todos since 2005. He also presented the late-night talk show Animal nocturno on the same station...
, who was travelling with the team of Buenos Días a Todos
Buenos Días a Todos
Buenos Días a Todos is a Chilean television morning show which has aired on Televisión Nacional de Chile since 9 March 1992....
(Good Morning Everyone) to Robinson Crusoe Island to report on the reconstruction following the earthquake with journalist Roberto Bruce
Roberto Bruce
Roberto Andrés Bruce Pruzzo was a Chilean television journalist, mainly known for his work on Televisión Nacional de Chile's breakfast programme Buenos Días a Todos. Bruce also worked as host of Dónde La Viste in the same TV channel.-Biography:...
and three other members of the TV channel. Also aboard was philanthropist entrepreneur Felipe Cubillos, who was traveling to the island in order to help the victims of the 2010 Chile earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake
The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time , having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It ranks as the sixth largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a...
.