Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Aug 9, 2024 (7 killed), Las...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on August 9, 2024 near Las Horquetas, Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile with 7 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: August 9, 2024
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Las Horquetas, Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: No JIAA result found. The aircraft took off in adverse weather and hit a mountain slope.
A Piper Navajo on a charter flight from Coyhaique to Chile Chico hit the slope of Cerro Aislado near Las Horquetas in the Aysén region after taking off in adverse weather. All seven aboard died. Rescue teams found the wreckage the same afternoon.