Jorge Rojas says the aircraft was in ‘perfect working order’ until the time of the crash.
In an attempt to put an end to probing investigations into the Juan Fernández Island plane crash, the head of the Chilean Air Force (FACh) on Wednesday denied the existence of any hidden vital information.
In an attempt to put an end to probing investigations into the Juan Fernández Island plane crash, the head of the Chilean Air Force (FACh) on Wednesday denied the existence of any hidden vital information.
FACh Cmdr. Jorge Rojas met with Appeals Court Minister Juan Cristóbal Mera at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and gave him access to the military accident report. Mera was appointed to oversee the investigation. This comes two days after Defense Minister Andres Allamand gave FACh 48 hours to deliver all important information regarding the plane crash.
Shortly after the meeting, Rojas issued a brief statement asserting the institutional transparency of FACh.
“I want to emphasize on behalf of the Air Force in Chile that the information regarding the crash has never been a military secret,” Rojas told Radio Bio Bio. “I have given the minister the entire history of maintenance processes of the CASA 212 aircraft. Information which certifies that the system was in perfect working order until the time of the accident.”
The plane carrying military personnel, a news team, officials of the National Council for Culture and the Arts and volunteers from the Lift Chile Challenge crashed into the sea on Sept. 5, 2011 near the Juan Fernández Island (also known as Robinson Crusoe Island). All 21 passengers on board were killed.
Following the crash, the military had been reluctant to reveal information regarding the plane and the circumstances of the crash, describing these details as military secrets.
An investigation carried out by La Tercera revealed that the plane had at least one maintenance order pending before the crash occurred. This applies specifically toward a set of bolts connecting the two halves of the control column, which had been described by the pilot as in need of repair.
Mera was also given access to inspect the remains of wreckage of the CASA 212 aircraft.
Due to heightened public interest in story, Secretary General of the Government, Andrés Chadwick, has also stepped in the debate.
"The government's commitment is that all research is done as swiftly as possible,” Chadwick told Radio Cooperativa. “We want all the information to be available to the judge and to ensure there is total and absolute transparency."
Shortly after the meeting, Rojas issued a brief statement asserting the institutional transparency of FACh.
“I want to emphasize on behalf of the Air Force in Chile that the information regarding the crash has never been a military secret,” Rojas told Radio Bio Bio. “I have given the minister the entire history of maintenance processes of the CASA 212 aircraft. Information which certifies that the system was in perfect working order until the time of the accident.”
The plane carrying military personnel, a news team, officials of the National Council for Culture and the Arts and volunteers from the Lift Chile Challenge crashed into the sea on Sept. 5, 2011 near the Juan Fernández Island (also known as Robinson Crusoe Island). All 21 passengers on board were killed.
Following the crash, the military had been reluctant to reveal information regarding the plane and the circumstances of the crash, describing these details as military secrets.
An investigation carried out by La Tercera revealed that the plane had at least one maintenance order pending before the crash occurred. This applies specifically toward a set of bolts connecting the two halves of the control column, which had been described by the pilot as in need of repair.
Mera was also given access to inspect the remains of wreckage of the CASA 212 aircraft.
Due to heightened public interest in story, Secretary General of the Government, Andrés Chadwick, has also stepped in the debate.
"The government's commitment is that all research is done as swiftly as possible,” Chadwick told Radio Cooperativa. “We want all the information to be available to the judge and to ensure there is total and absolute transparency."
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