Beechcraft 300 CC-AEB

Summary

On 22 March 2012 at about 03:58 local time, a Beechcraft 300 registered CC-AEB, operated by Inaer Helicopter Chile S.A., was involved in an accident near Puerto Aguiree, Chile. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 March 2012 at 03:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Puerto Aguiree, Chile

Coordinates

-45.1564, -73.1864

Aircraft

Beechcraft 300

Registration

CC-AEB

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Inaer Helicopter Chile S.A.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Punta Arenas → Santiago

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA12WA249

8 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 22, 2012, at 0358 UTC, a Beech BE 300, Chilean registration CC-AEB registered to Banco Popular Espanol, S.A. and operated by Inaer Helicopter Chile SA as an air ambulance flight, departed controlled flight at Flight level 280 while in radio contact with Puerto Montt Radio. The airplane was last observed on radar in a spiraling descent about 6 miles north northeast of Puerto Aguirre, Chile, at 7,700 feet. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. An instrument flight plan was filed. The airline transport rated pilot in command, first officer, and six passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed Punta Arenas, Chile, at 0218 UTC en-route to Santiago, Chile. The airplane was located on the north face of Maca Volcano on March 25, 2012, in the vicinity of the last radar contact. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. Further information may be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics Chile Elena Blanco # 1050 Providencia, Chile 7500000 Telephone: 011 56 02 410 7399 Fax: 011 56 02 410 7632 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for or released by the Government of Chile.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.