Raytheon Aircraft Company 99A accident near Puerto Montt, Cl, July 10, 2008
On July 10, 2008 at about 2:28 pm local time, a Raytheon Aircraft Company 99A, registered CCCFM, was destroyed in an accident near Puerto Montt. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. 9 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 10, 2008 · about 2:28 pm local time
- Place
- Puerto Montt, Chile · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 9 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Raytheon Aircraft Company 99A
- Registration
- CCCFM · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On July 10, 2008, about 1028 atlantic standard time, a Raytheon Aircraft Company 99A, Chilean registration CC-CFM, experienced an in-flight loss of control and crashed in an area of rising terrain approximately 1 mile north of La Paloma Airport (SCPF), Puerto Montt, Chile. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the foreign operated, scheduled, domestic passenger flight from SCPF to Aerodromo de Melinka (SCMK), Melinka, Chile. The airplane was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire and the commercial certificated pilot and eight passengers were killed. The flight originated about 1025, from SCPF. According to the personnel from Chilean Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), after takeoff the pilot announced on the airport multi-communication frequency that he was returning due to an unspecified problem. Witnesses reported that the aft cowling of the left engine "fluttered" but it did not separate. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent, and impacted rising terrain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Direccion General de Aeronáutica Civil Miguel Claro 1314 Providencia Santiago - Chile Telephone: 011 56 02 410 7399 Fax: 011 56 02 410 7632 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Chile.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: SCPF Puerto Montt at 2:25 pm
- Destination: SCMK Melinka
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Wind: from 010° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 3.1 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,200 ft; scat at 1,800 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 29.85 inHg
- Observation at 10:00 am from SCTE
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 8 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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