التاريخ: Tue, Jan 12, 2010
المكان: لاسيرنا / تشيلي
الضحايا: 4 أشخاص
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
SANTIAGO - Four crew members died Monday when a small plane crashed near a city in northern Chile, the country's Air Force said.
The aircraft, a single-engine Mooney model, was missing for several hours until it was found near La Serena, about 450 kilometres north of Santiago.
"The aircraft was found in La Cachimba valley, 22 kilometres inland from La Serena. Unfortunately, the four people are dead," said Rodrigo Ceballos, coordinator of the air force's search and rescue service.
The plane had been scheduled to land at Tobalaba airport in Santiago. An investigation is underway to determine how it crashed in the area, where access is difficult.