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Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando in Cochabamba

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1992
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Transporte Aéreos Universal
Registration:
CP-1655
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
San Ignacio de Moxos – Cochabamba
MSN:
33294
YOM:
1945
Location:
Cochabamba
Cochabamba
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at Cochabamba-Jorge Wilstermann Airport, the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft veered off runway and came to rest. All six occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left main gear upon landing for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3-313 in San Ignacio de Moxos

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Transportes Aéreos San Miguel - TASMI
Registration:
CP-1059
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2173
YOM:
1939
Location:
San Ignacio de Moxos
Beni
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while taking off. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando near San Ignacio de Moxos

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Transportes Aéreos San Miguel - TASMI
Registration:
CP-909
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
22467
YOM:
1945
Location:
San Ignacio de Moxos
Beni
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered technical problems and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a swampy area located 55 km northeast of San Ignacio de Moxos. All five occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando near San Ignacio de Moxos: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
CP-1052
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Trinidad - Oruro
MSN:
30195
YOM:
1944
Location:
San Ignacio de Moxos
Beni
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route from Trinidad to Oruro, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with turbulences when control was lost. The airplane crashed on the slope of a mountain located in the region of San Ignacio de Moxos. The wreckage was found two days later and all seven occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the ropes securing the cargo failed while the aircraft was subject to atmospheric turbulences, causing the CofG to be modified and the cargo to shift. In such conditions, the airplane became uncontrollable.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G-DL Flying Fortress in San Igniacio de Moxos

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
CP-936
Flight Type:
Cargo
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
9300
YOM:
1943
Location:
San Ignacio de Moxos
Beni
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.
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