Crash of a Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando in Bolivia

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1997
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
CP-1280
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
22569
YOM:
1945
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a cargo flight, the crew encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing somewhere in east Bolivia. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest in trees, broken in two. There were no casualties. The exact date of the accident remains unknown, somewhere in 1997.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL in Bolivia: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1989
Operator:
Registration:
CP-1418
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
La Paz - Apolo
MSN:
19344
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while performing a cargo flight from La paz to Apolo. As the aircraft failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but the wreckage was never found. It is believed the aircraft crashed in a mountain range located about 70 km north of La Paz.