Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Santo Pipó: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 29, 1958 at 1345 LT
Registration:
LV-FEW
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Posadas – Eldorado
MSN:
117
YOM:
1951
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Posadas to Eldorado, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing at Santo Pipó when the airplane hit a telephone pole and crashed. The pilot and three passengers were killed while two other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
