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LAN-Chile Flight 621 crashed in the Andes on 3 April 1961. All twenty-four people on board were killed,cite-ref-asn-1-0[1] including eight professional footballers and two members of the coaching staff from CD Green Cross.cite-ref-mirror-2-0[2] It was Chile's worst ever aviation disaster at the time.cite-ref-asn-1-1[1]

• Aircraft

• Accident

• Notable victims

• See also

• References

The accident aircraft was a Douglas DC-3, registration CC-CLDP. It had been manufactured in 1943 as a military Douglas C-47A, manufacturer's serial number 9716. At the time of the accident, it had accumulated 18,300 hours.cite-ref-asn-1-2[1]

The Douglas DC-3 airliner was one of two aircraft used to transport the football team home after an away game.cite-ref-mirror-2-1[2] It was on a domestic flight from Castro to Santiago when it disappeared in the Andes. The last radio message reported ice covering the wings and propellers.cite-ref-times-3-0[3]

The tail of the aircraft and a few human remains were found on 10 April 1961. Some official accounts indicate the wreckage was located on La Gotera Hill in the Lastima-Pejerreymin Range; all on board had been assumed killed.cite-ref-asn-1-3[1]cite-ref-reut20150210-4-0[4] Other contemporary accounts identify the crash site as Cerro Lastimas.cite-ref-5[5]

In February 2015 the aircraft's fuselage was discovered after more than 50 years in the Chilean Andes. A member of the expedition that found the wreckage was quoted as saying "So this story is getting a rewrite since this is not where original accounts said."cite-ref-mirror-2-2[2]cite-ref-6[6] While the climbers declined to provide a detailed position of their find, it is consistent with the terrain and altitude of Cerro Lastimas.

• Eliseo Mouriñocite-ref-mirror-2-3[2]

• Berty Gonzalezcite-ref-mirror-2-4[2]

• List of accidents involving sports teams

cite-note-asn-11. ↑ Accident description for CC-CLDP at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 February 2015.

cite-note-mirror-22. ↑ citerefmackay2015Mackay, Don (5 February 2015). "Football team's plane wreck found in Chile after more than 50 years". The Mirror. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

cite-note-times-33. ↑ "26 Feared Dead In Air Crash". The Times. London, England. 5 April 1961. p. 9.

cite-note-reut20150210-44. ↑ citerefesposito2015Esposito, Anthony (9 February 2015). "Chilean mountaineers find plane lost in Andes over 53 years ago". Reuters. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

cite-note-55. ↑ "El accidente del Douglas DC-3 LAN 210 (equipo Green Cross)" [The accident of the Douglas DC-3 LAN 210 (Green Cross team)] (in Spanish). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

cite-note-66. ↑ "Plane carrying Chile footballers found 53 years after crash". ABC News. 2015-02-09. Retrieved February 9, 2015.