On 9 December 2019, a Chilean Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft crashed in the Drake Passage while en route to Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, a Chilean military base on King George Island in Antarctica.

After being purchased by the Chilean Air Force, it was refurbished at Hill AFB, Utah, to C-130H standards and delivered in 2015 under the new tail number 990.

[5][6] The aircraft departed Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile, at 19:55 UTC (16:55 local time) bound for King George Island, Antarctica.

Search and Rescue aircraft included a US Navy P-8A Poseidon from Patrol Squadron FOUR, and several Chilean F-16 Fighting Falcons.

Debris and personal items were recovered by Brazilian Navy polar research ship Almirante Maximiano.