Cessna 650 Citation III crash, Jul 9, 1992 (3 killed), Co...
Cessna 650 Citation III accident on July 9, 1992 near Concepción, Región del Biobío, Chile with 3 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the approach...
- Date: July 9, 1992
- Aircraft: Cessna 650 Citation III
- Location: Concepción, Región del Biobío, Chile
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued the approach below a safe altitude in poor weather; the reason the aircraft was that low was not determined.
A Chilean Air Force Cessna 650 Citation III on a flight from Santiago to Concepción struck a 435 m mountain slope about 4 km short of the runway 20 threshold on 9 July 1992. The crew was flying the approach in poor weather with a northerly wind of about 23 knots. The aircraft hit the slope shortly after the crew reported passing the inner marker. All three crew members were killed.