- Date
- August 20, 2011, 16:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Region del Bio Bio, Chile
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- CC-CTTPiper PA30
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Part(s) separation from AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 81582
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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 August 20, 2011, at 1650 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-30, Chilean registration CC-CTT, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain, after its right wing separated in-flight while maneuvering, over Region del Bio Bio, Chile. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that was conducting aerial photography under Chilean flight regulations. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. Further information may be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics Chile Elena Blanco # 1050 Providencia, Chile 7500000 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-CTT
- Reported as
- Piper PA30 (NO SERIES)
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- Lycoming IO-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocatingLycoming IO-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Aero Transportes Araucania
- Registered owner
- Aero Transportes Araucania
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SCIE · Bio Bio
- Destination
- SCIE · Bio Bio
- Airport
- SCIE · Concepcion
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Commercial
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 24, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 48 KB in all.