What happened
On January 9, 2011, at 1930 UTC, an Air Tractor AT-802, registration EC-IOE, crashed into trees near Santa Juana, Chile. The aircraft, operated by FAASA Chile Servicios Aeros LTDA, was engaged in a firefighting mission at the time of the accident.
The flight departed from a landing strip near Santa Juana at 1900 UTC. While performing maneuvers at a low altitude, the aircraft collided with trees. The accident resulted in 1 fatality and 1 serious injury. The aircraft was destroyed in the crash.
At the time of the event, weather conditions were within visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with a visibility of 10 statute miles and winds from 360 degrees at 13 knots. No flight plan had been filed for the mission.