<P> Dipping into the cloud cover while still over the mountains , the Fairchild soon crashed on an unnamed peak ( later called Cerro Seler , also known as Glaciar de las Lágrimas or Glacier of Tears ) , between Cerro Sosneado and Volcán Tinguiririca , straddling the remote mountainous border between Chile and Argentina . The aircraft clipped the peak at 4,200 metres ( 13,800 ft ) , severing the right wing , which was thrown back with such force that it cut off the vertical stabilizer , leaving a gaping hole in the rear of the fuselage . The aircraft then clipped a second peak which severed the left wing and left the aircraft as just a fuselage flying through the air . One of the propellers sliced through the fuselage as the wing it was attached to was severed . The fuselage hit the ground and slid down a steep mountain slope before finally coming to rest in a snow bank . The location of the crash site is 34 ° 45 ′ 54 '' S 70 ° 17 ′ 11 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.76500 ° S 70.28639 ° W ﻿ / - 34.76500 ; - 70.28639 , in the Argentine municipality of Malargüe ( Malargüe Department , Mendoza Province ) . </P>
<P> Dipping into the cloud cover while still over the mountains , the Fairchild soon crashed on an unnamed peak ( later called Cerro Seler , also known as Glaciar de las Lágrimas or Glacier of Tears ) , between Cerro Sosneado and Volcán Tinguiririca , straddling the remote mountainous border between Chile and Argentina . The aircraft clipped the peak at 4,200 metres ( 13,800 ft ) , severing the right wing , which was thrown back with such force that it cut off the vertical stabilizer , leaving a gaping hole in the rear of the fuselage . The aircraft then clipped a second peak which severed the left wing and left the aircraft as just a fuselage flying through the air . One of the propellers sliced through the fuselage as the wing it was attached to was severed . The fuselage hit the ground and slid down a steep mountain slope before finally coming to rest in a snow bank . The location of the crash site is 34 ° 45 ′ 54 '' S 70 ° 17 ′ 11 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.76500 ° S 70.28639 ° W ﻿ / - 34.76500 ; - 70.28639 , in the Argentine municipality of Malargüe ( Malargüe Department , Mendoza Province ) . </P>
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Cerro Seler , also known as Glaciar de las Lágrimas or Glacier of Tears
Cerro Seler , also known as Glaciar de las Lágrimas or Glacier of Tears