- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: February 18, 1959
Time: ?
Location: Belen, Chile
Operator: Southern Cross Airways
Flight #: ?
Route: Arica - Puerto Suarez
AC Type: Curtiss C-46A
Registration: N68823
cn / ln: 26818
Aboard: 5   (passengers:0  crew:5)
Fatalities: 5   (passengers:0  crew:5)
Ground: 0
Summary: The cargo plane was overloaded and could not maintain altitude after losing an engine. Crashed while attempting an emergency landing.
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