LAN-Chile Flight 621
CC-CLDP, the aircraft involved in the accident. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 April 1961 |
| Summary | Undetermined |
| Site | La Gotera Hill, Chile 35°59′09.6″S 71°07′33.6″W / 35.986000°S 71.126000°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator | LAN Chile |
| Registration | CC-CLDP |
| Flight origin | Temuco |
| Destination | Santiago |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Survivors | 0 |
LAN-Chile Flight 621 crashed in the Andes on 3 April 1961. All twenty-four people on board were killed, including eight professional footballers and two members of the coaching staff from CD Green Cross. It was Chile's worst ever aviation disaster at the time.