Douglas DC-6 crash, Oct 6, 1978 (16 killed), Santiago de...
Douglas DC-6 accident on October 6, 1978 near Santiago de Chile Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile with 16 fatalities.
- Date: October 6, 1978
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Santiago de Chile Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A US Navy Douglas DC-6 (BuNo 131618) flying from Concepcion to Santiago with personnel taking part in Operation Unitas struck a mountain about 17 km south of Santiago-Pudahuel Airport on 6 October 1978. The crew had made a go-around in poor visibility and was circling for another approach at about 2,600 feet when the aircraft hit the mountain. The aircraft was destroyed and no one survived.