The General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) this Monday began investigations into the causes of the helicopter accident in which former President Sebastián Piñera died on Tuesday, following crashing in Lake Ranco, Los Ríos Region.
The results of those investigations are expected to be reflected in a technical report prepared by the aeronautical organization, which aims to elucidate whether the incident was caused by human error or aircraft failure.
The former president of the Chilean Air Federation (Fedach) Julio Subercaseaux told Radio Cooperativa that “it is very important to see, for example, what conditions the controls were in, what positions the instruments were in, there are certain things that are ‘recorded’ and “All of this comes out in the expert reports, which gives clues.”
However, the aeronautical consultant also indicated that “in these small helicopters there is no black box: it is only used in aircraft with a certain size upwards”, so the DGAC report would take at least a year to complete.
There will be no more proceedings
The time this report will take will force the regional prosecutor Tatiana Esquival to extend the case, which is also supported by the head of the Anti-Corruption Unit, Eugenio Campos, at the request of the national prosecutor.
“As these are facts that are eminently technical, what happens in these cases is that the Public Ministry exhausts its investigation and no longer has any further steps to carry out,” explained Rodrigo Aranidas, director of the Chilean Institute of Aeronautical and Space Law (IDAE). .
Therefore, “following one, two or three years, when the Directorate has concluded its final report, only then will the Prosecutor’s Office adopt a resolution,” added the aviation law specialist.
In this way, it is expected that the expert reports will be carried out during the estimated time in Cerrillos, where the Robinson R44 helicopter – from the United States and one of the best-selling in the world – was transferred this Sunday by land to the offices of the DGAC, reported Cooperativa.
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