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Safety history

• August 19, 1998AccidentHull loss

  The crew was completing a local training flight at Antofagasta-Cerro Moreno Airport (Andrés Sabella Gálvez Intl Airport). At liftoff, the pilot-in-command initiated a sharp turn to the right, causing the left wing tip to struck the ground. Out of control, the aircraft crashed by the runway. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was reported that the pilot-in-command was a Mirage fighter jet captain. When ATC requested the crew to expedite the takeoff, th

  De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

• April 17, 1961Accident

  Shot down by a US ship during the Bay of Pigs invasion. The airplane crash landed near Playa Girón. The pilot was injured while the navigator was killed. Probable cause (official findings): Shot down by US fire.

  Douglas A-26 Invader · 1 fatalities

• February 14, 1943Accident

  The crew departed Alliford Bay on a local training flight. Bad landings between Lina and Maude Island resulted in several bounces. Each bounce becoming more severe until the airplane nosed under and some or all of the depth charges exploded. All six crew members were killed. Crew: P/O Donald Stuart MacLennan, pilot, P/O Leonard Gregory Thompson, copilot, P/O Frederick William McConkey, wireless operator, Sgt Joseph Orr Gilmour, Cpl John Paul Sperling, Passenger: F/Lt Charles William Thomas Field

  Canadian Vickers Stranraer · 6 fatalities