What happened
On August 20, 2011, at 16:50 UTC, a Piper PA-30, registered as CC-CTT, was performing an aerial photography mission under Chilean flight regulations in the Region del Bio Bio, Chile. During maneuvers, the aircraft's right wing separated while in flight.
Following the wing separation, the aircraft impacted the terrain, resulting in 2 fatalities. The flight was operating under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) at the time of the accident.