What happened
A flight originating from El Belloto Airbase in Viña del Mar, Chile, vanished while en route to Buenos Aires. The journey included an intermediate stop at Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport, where the crew performed procedures to secure international clearance for the subsequent leg of the trip into Argentina.
While navigating the Andes Mountain Range, the aircraft lost all contact with air traffic control. The final communication from the cockpit was recorded at 17:16 local time. Following the failure of the flight to reach its destination in Buenos Aires, search and rescue teams were deployed to locate the wreckage. Despite these efforts, there was no recovery of the plane or any evidence regarding the fate of the 16 fatalities on board.
Findings
No physical evidence of the aircraft has been located since the disappearance occurred.