# NTSB NYC08WA326: Cessna 172, El Trebolar, Chile, September 9, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 9, 2008, 18:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place: El Trebolar, Chile
- Coordinates: -33.223609, -71.034164 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-33.2236&lon=-71.0342&mi=10
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA International Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08WA326
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69023/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08WA326

## Probable cause

None.

## 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); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Analysis

None.

## Factual narrative

On September 9, 2008, about 1820 Chilean local time, a Cessna 172R, Chilean registry CC-KAZ, operated by Club Aereo de Los Andes, was substantially damaged when it impacted mountainous terrain near El Trebolar, Valparaiso Region, Chile. The Chilean certificated private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Weather conditions at the time were unknown. The flight was operating between Santo Domingo Airport (SCSN), Santo Domingo, Valparaiso Region, and San Rafael Airport (SCAN), Los Andes, Valparaiso Region, under Chilean flight regulations. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Chile. Further information may be obtained from: Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Departamento Prevencion de Accidentes Elena Blanco 1050, Providencia Santiago, Chile Tel: 56-2-4368141 Fax: 56-2-4368142 Email: segvuel@dgac.cl http://www.dgac.cl/portal/page?_pageid=239,83172&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL This report is for informational purposes only, and only contains information released by the government of Chile.

## Aircraft

- Registration: CC-KAZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (R)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Club Aereo de Los Andes
- Registered owner: Club Aereo de Los Andes
- Departed: SCSN, Santo Domingo
- Destination: SCAN, Los Andes
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; private, foreign; seat: left

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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