# NTSB ERA16WA245: Lake LA4, Región de Los Lagos, Chile, June 25, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 25, 2016, 20:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Región de Los Lagos, Chile
- Coordinates: -42.569999, -73.754722 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-42.5700&lon=-73.7547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA245
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93569/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA245

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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)

## Factual narrative

On June 25, 2016, about 2045 coordinated universal time (1645 local time), a Lake L-4-200, amphibious airplane, Chilean registration CC-POK, was substantially damaged when it collided with a powerline during a local flight over the Región de Los Lagos, Chile. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured; two passengers received serious injuries. The local flight originated from Gamboa Airfield (SCST), Castro, Chile. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. Further information can be obtained from: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Miguel Claro 1314 Providencia, Santiago Chile Tel.: (56) 2 439-2376 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Government of Chile.

## Aircraft

- Registration: CC-POK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA4 (200)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Vapores Industriales LTDA.
- Departed: SCST, Castro
- Destination: SCST, Castro
- Flight plan: VFR
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; injuries: fatal

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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