Aeronor Chile

Aeronor-Chile logo

Aeronor-Chile was a Chilean airline company. The airline was owned by another enterprise, named Copesa, which also owns the Chilean newspaper, La Tercera.[1]

Fleet

  • Fairchild F-27A

Accidents and incidents

  • An Aeronor Fairchild F-27A on a domestic cargo flight attempted to take off from Iquique Cavancha airport in Iquique, Chile on April 20, 1979, but had to return for an emergency landing. The plane landed on its belly. None of its four occupants were reported injured.[2]
  • Aeronor Flight 304 was flying from Santiago to Antofagasta with an intermediate stop at La Serena's airport on December 9, 1982, but instead of landing at La Serena, the Fairchild F-27A crashed nearby after an engine fire, killing all 46 occupants on board, including well known reporter Silvia Pinto.[3]
  1. ^ "ARCHIVOS | 20 Abril 1979: 41 Años Se Cumplen de Accidente del Avión Aeronor en Playa Brava • el Sol de Iquique".
  2. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild F-27A CC-CBR Iquique-Cavancha Airport (IQQ)".
  3. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild F-27A CC-CJE la Serena-La Florida Airport (LSC)".