Douglas DC-6 crash, Feb 6, 1965 (87 killed), Mt San José...
Douglas DC-6 accident on February 6, 1965 near Mt San José Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile with 87 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error: the pilot in...
- Date: February 6, 1965
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Mt San José Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
- Fatalities: 87
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot error: the pilot in command chose a route that followed neither the approved flight plan nor the airline's operations manual.
A LAN Chile DC6B on a scheduled flight from Santiago toward Buenos Aires and Montevideo struck a mountain ridge in the Cajon del Maipo area of the Andes southeast of Santiago. There were no survivors.