Aeronor Flight 304

Aeronor Flight 304
A Fairchild F-27 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
DateDecember 9, 1982
SummaryEngine failure
SiteNear La Florida Airport, La Serena
29°54′17″S 71°12′55″W / 29.90472°S 71.21528°W / -29.90472; -71.21528
Aircraft
Aircraft typeFairchild F-27
OperatorAeronor Chile
RegistrationCC-CJE
Flight originLos Cerrillos Airport, Santiago, Chile
DestinationCerro Moreno International Airport, Antofagasta
Passengers42
Crew4
Fatalities46
Injuries0
Survivors0

Aeronor Flight 304 was a Chilean domestic flight between the cities of Santiago and Antofagasta with two intermediate stops. On December 9, 1982, the Fairchild F-27 operating the flight crashed near La Florida Airport, in the Chilean city of La Serena. All 46 passengers and crew on board died.[1]

  1. ^ "46 muertos al estrellarse un avión en Chile" [46 dead when a plane crashes in Chile] (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: El País. EFE. 10 December 1992. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.