Boeing 727-100 crash, Apr 27, 1969, Colina Región Metropo...
Boeing 727-100 accident on April 27, 1969 near Colina Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile with no fatalities. Cause: Crew did not notice the...
- Date: April 27, 1969
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: Colina Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew did not notice the descent below the minimum height at the outer marker and continued on apparently correct Flight Director indications (per investigation narrative in input record)
LAN Chile Flight 160, a Boeing 727-100 from Buenos Aires to Santiago, continued descending on an ILS approach below the minimum height at the outer marker without the crew noticing. It landed in a field about 2 km north of the outer marker with heavy damage but no serious injuries.