All six people aboard a medical Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II plane (registered CC-CCC) that crashed shortly after takeoff near Santiago, Chile, have been confirmed dead.
A Chilean Air Force Black Hawk helicopter located the wreckage in a remote, mountainous area of Curacaví, about 40 km west of the capital. The plane had been en route to Arica when contact was lost on the evening of May 8.
Among the victims, in addition to two pilots and three medical staff, was a patient being transported for medical reasons.
A Piper Cheyenne II Ambulance (CC-CCC) with six occupants has crashed in Chile while transporting a patient from Santiago to Arica as it lost contact with the in the Curacaví area on Wednesday.
Emergency teams are already working to locate the aircraft.
As per sources, weather… pic.twitter.com/5mjF6gOzri
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) May 8, 2025
The missing Piper Cheyenne II Ambulance (CC-CCC) has been traced.
On Thursday afternoon, a group of riders managed to reach the difficult area where the ambulance plane crashed, killing all six occupants. They showed the impact area and the devastation left behind.… pic.twitter.com/V33w2eHLKv
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) May 9, 2025