# NTSB ERA13WA411: Dornier 228, Valparaiso, Chile, September 9, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 9, 2013, 09:40 local (09:40 UTC)
- Place: Valparaiso, Chile
- Coordinates: -32.95, -71.5
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-32.9500&lon=-71.5000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-IFR final approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA411
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88021/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA411

## 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 best describes what happened.

- [Approach-IFR final approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DORNIER 228
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 8063
- Year 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 23, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88021. 113 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement. (item 1, .PDF, 113 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40401947&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement.-Master.PDF

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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