Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Aug 6, 2000 (14 killed), Puerto M...
Casa 212 Aviocar accident on August 6, 2000 near Puerto Montt, Región de Los Lagos, Chile with 14 fatalities. Cause: Likely severe icing during the...
- Date: August 6, 2000
- Aircraft: Casa 212 Aviocar
- Location: Puerto Montt, Región de Los Lagos, Chile
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Likely severe icing during the diversion, which led to loss of height and impact with the mountain. Official findings were not located.
A Chilean Air Force Casa 212 flying from Santiago to Coyhaique encountered severe icing and was cleared to divert to Puerto Montt. It lost height and struck the slope of Mount Michimahuida. The wreckage was found on 21 August and all 14 people on board were killed.