2019 Chilean Air Force C-130 crash
The C-130 Hercules involved, taken in 1996 while operated by the USMC | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 December 2019 |
| Summary | Crashed into the sea |
| Site | Drake Passage |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | C-130 Hercules |
| Operator | Chilean Air Force |
| Registration | 990 |
| Flight origin | Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago, Chile |
| Stopover | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport, Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile |
| Destination | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Air Base, Antarctica |
| Occupants | 38 |
| Passengers | 21 |
| Crew | 17 |
| Fatalities | 38 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 9 December 2019, a Chilean Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft crashed in the Drake Passage while en route to Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, a Chilean military base on King George Island in Antarctica.
The crash site was located on 12 December 2019 after a three-day search, and no survivors were found.