ERA17WA084

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Tirua, Chile · January 8, 2017

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
January 8, 2017, 17:41 local (17:41 UTC)
Place
Tirua, Chile
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
CC-CMPCessna 172
Defining event
Landing: Collision during takeoff/land
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Day
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
94594

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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 8, 2017, about 1741 coordinated universal time (1441 local time), a Cessna 172, Chilean registration CC-CMP, was destroyed when it collided with terrain during final approach to Tirua Airport (SCQK), Tirua, Chile. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Isla Mocha Airport (SCHM), Isla Mocha, 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-CMP
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17274380
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Departed
SCIM · Isla Mocha
Destination
SCQK · Tirua
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
SCQK · Aeropuerto de Tirua, runway 36

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Injuries
Fatal
Certificate
Commercial

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Day