Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 crash, Oct 13, 1972 (29 killed)

Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 accident on October 13, 1972 near Chile with 29 fatalities.

• Date: October 13, 1972
• Aircraft: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227
• Location: Chile
• Fatalities: 29
• Phase of flight: En route

A Uruguayan Air Force FH-227 chartered to carry a rugby team struck mountain ridges in the Andes in marginal weather and was torn apart. Sixteen people survived in the snow until rescue after 72 days, while 29 others died.

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