- Date
- January 9, 2011, 19:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Juana, Chile
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- EC-IOEAir Tractor AT802
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- FAA International Field Office
- Case key
- 78152
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On January 9, 2011, at 1930 universal coordinated time, an Air Tractor AT-802, Spanish registration EC-IOE, registered to FAASA Group Aerodromo Sebastian Almagro Ctra, operated by FAASA Chile Servicios Aeros LTDA, collided with trees near Santa Juana, Chile, while maneuvering at a low altitude during a fire fighting mission. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The certificated commercial pilot was killed and the aerial observer received serious injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from a landing strip in the vicinity of Santa Juana, Chile, at 1900. The accident is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Chile. Additional information may be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics Chile Elena Blanco # 1050 Providencia, Chile 7501084 Telephone: 011 56 02 410 7399 Fax: 011 56 02 410 7632
Aircraft
- Registration
- EC-IOE
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT802 (A)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Firefighting · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- FAASA Chile Servicios Aeros LTDA
- Registered owner
- FAASA GP Aerodromo Sebastian Almagro Ctra
- Departed
- Santa Juana
- Destination
- Santa Juana
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.82 inHg
- Observed at
- SCIE
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 14, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 10 KB in all.