Air Tractor AT802 accident near Galvarino, Outside the U.S., December 31, 2022
On December 31, 2022 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Air Tractor AT802, registered ECLHJ, was destroyed in an accident during maneuvering near Galvarino, Outside the U.S.. It was a firefighting flight under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 31, 2022 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Galvarino, Chile · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT802 UNDESIGNAT
- Registration
- ECLHJ · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Firefighting flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Unknown or undetermined during maneuvering
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Fire on the ground
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.