Accident Overview
On March 22, 2012, at 0358 UTC, a Beech BE 300, Chilean registration CC-AEB, departed controlled flight at Flight Level 280 while in radio contact with Puerto Montt Radio. The aircraft was registered to Banco Popular Espanol, S.A. and operated by Inaer Helicopter Chile SA as an air ambulance flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight plan had been filed.
Flight Details
The flight departed Punta Arenas, Chile, at 0218 UTC en route to Santiago, Chile. The crew consisted of an airline transport rated pilot in command and a first officer. There were six passengers on board. All eight occupants were fatally injured.
Radar and Location
The airplane was last observed on radar in a spiraling descent approximately 6 miles north northeast of Puerto Aguirre, Chile, at an altitude of 7,700 feet. The wreckage was located on the north face of Maca Volcano on March 25, 2012, in the vicinity of the last radar contact.
Investigation
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile, specifically the Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC). No probable cause has been released in the provided source.