# NTSB ERA09WA237: Piper PA-34, Valdivia, Chile, April 6, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 6, 2009, 20:34 local (20:34 UTC)
- Place: Valdivia, Chile
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09WA237
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73626/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09WA237

## Probable cause

None.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Analysis

None.

## Factual narrative

On April 6, 2009, at 2034 universal coordinated time (1634 local time), a Piper PA-34-200T, Chilean registration CC-CJK, was substantially damaged following a loss of control in flight and collision with terrain, while on approach to Las Marias Airport (SCVL), Valdivia, Chile. The foreign certificated pilot and one passenger were seriously injured, and a second passenger was killed. The flight was conducted under Chilean flight regulations. According to Chilean authorities, the airplane descended rapidly and impacted terrain about 10 miles west of SCVL. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Chile. Further information may be obtained from: Direccion General de Aeronauticia Civil Miguel Claro 1314 Providencia Santiago, Chile Telephone: 011 56 02 410 7399 Fax: 011 56 02 410 7632 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for or released by the Government of Chile.

## Aircraft

- Registration: CC-CJK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34 (200T)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-7570021
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: SCVL, Valdivia
- Destination: SCVL, Valdivia
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SCVL, Las Marias Airport

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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