We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
While approaching Puerto Aysén Airport, the airplane banked left then entered a dive and crashed few km from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed on impact and all three occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): Failure of the left elevator that detached in flight, causing the airplane to become uncontrollable.
Curtiss C-46 Commando · 3 fatalities