- Date
- September 9, 2013, 09:40 local (09:40 UTC)
- Place
- Valparaiso, Chile
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- CC-CNWDornier 228
- Defining event
- Approach-IFR final approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88021
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Probable cause
On September 9, 2013, about 0940 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Dornier 228-202K CC-CNW impacted terrain while on approach for landing at Viña del Mar Airfield/NAS Base Aeronaval Viña del Mar in Chile. The airplane was destroyed, and the commercial pilot and copilot were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. It was not determined where the flight originated from. The aircraft collided with power lines while attempting to land in fog. The Instrument Landing System was reported to be inoperable at the time of the accident. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. Any further information can be obtained from: Alonso Lefno Director of Accident Prevention Analysis Office Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics Elena Blanco #1050, Providencia, Santiago de Chile 7541084 (56) 2439 2386 alefno@dgac.gob.cl Investigation Division SHIS-QI 05-VI Comar, Brasilia-DF, Brazil, 71.615-600 (55-61) 3364-8838, dac.saai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Chile.
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.
Analysis
On September 9, 2013, about 0940 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Dornier 228-202K, CC-CNW impacted terrain while on approach for landing at Viña del Mar Airfield/NAS Base Aeronaval Viña del Mar in Chile. The airplane was destroyed, and the commercial pilot and copilot were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. It was not determined where the flight originated from. The aircraft collided with power lines while attempting to land in fog. The Instrument Landing System was reported to be inoperable at the time of the accident. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. Any further information can be obtained from: Director of Accident PreventionAnalysis Office Directorate General of Civil AeronauticsElena Blanco #1050, Providencia, Santiago de Chile 7541084 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Chile.
Factual narrative
On September 9, 2013, about 0940 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Dornier 228-202K, CC-CNW impacted power lines and terrain while on approach for landing at Viña del Mar Airfield/NAS Base Aeronaval Viña del Mar, Chile. The airplane was destroyed, and the commercial pilot and copilot were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated from Los Pelambres Airfield, Cuncumen, Coquimbo, Chile. The aircraft collided with power lines while attempting to land in fog. The Instrument Landing System was reported to be inoperable at the time of the accident. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. Any further information can be obtained from: Director of Accident PreventionAnalysis Office Directorate General of Civil AeronauticsElena Blanco #1050, Providencia, Santiago de Chile 7541084 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Chile.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CC-CNW
- Reported as
- Dornier 228
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8063
- Built
- 1986
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Tranportes Aereos Corporativos Coprflite, LTDA
- Registered owner
- Tranportes Aereos Corporativos Coprflite, LTDA
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- Cucumen
- Destination
- Valparaiso
- Airport
- Vina Del Mar
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 23, 2013, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 113 KB in all.