Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 October 1975
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-440-12
Owner/operator: Transporte Areo Militar – TAM
Registration Number: TAM-44
Location: Cerro Colorado –
ÿ Bolivia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 67 / Occupants: 67
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and/or flight control systemsAircraft engine and/or flight control systems
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft carrying military officers and their families crashed in the Cerro Colorado mountains northeast of La Paz due to an overloaded aircraft. The pilots were attempting to cross the Andes mountains to reach La Paz.A twin-engine aircraft carrying military officers and their families crashed in the Cerro Colorado mountains northeast of La Paz due to an overloaded aircraft. The pilots were attempting to cross the Andes mountains to reach La Paz.
Description
The airfield of Tomonoco is located on a tropical plain below the snow-capped peaks of the Andes mountain range. Pilots have to climb to FL100 to cross the mountains to La Paz. The airplane failed to climb sufficiently because it was overloaded and crashed in the Cerro Colorado mountains northeast of La Paz. The airplane carried military officers with their wives and children.
Primary Cause
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