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Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL near Trinidad

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
PP-CCK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cáceres – Principe da Beira
MSN:
4750
YOM:
1942
Location:
Trinidad
Beni
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew encountered technical problems en route from Cáceres to Principe da Beira. Following navigational errors, the airplane flew into the center of Bolivia and the pilot eventually decided to make an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a marshy field located in the region of Trinidad. All four crew members were rescued by the crew of a Brazilian Air Force Catalina and the aircraft, damaged beyond repair, was abandoned in situ.
Probable cause:
Navigational error.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL near Trinidad

Date & Time: May 29, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
CB-32
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
19445
YOM:
1944
Location:
Trinidad
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 in a swampy area. Occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Sikorsky S-38BL off Guayaramerín: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1941 at 1110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Sikorsky S-38
Operator:
Registration:
Nicolás Suárez
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Trinidad – Guayaramerín – Cobija
MSN:
114-15
YOM:
1930
Location:
Guayaramerín
Beni
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The floatplane named 'Nicolás Suárez' departed Trinidad on a flight to Cobija with an intermediate stop in Guayaramerín. Approaching the destination, it crashed in unknown circumstances in the Mamoré River, near the pontoon. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Emilio Beltran, pilot,
L. Veltze, copilot.
Passengers:
Elias Gorayeb,
Col Cruz Saldanha.
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