Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 October 1949
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-5-CK Commando
Owner/operator: Fora Area Brasileira – FAB
Registration Number: 2057
Location: near Machacamarca –
ÿ Bolivia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft wings and fuselage.Aircraft wings and fuselage.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a forced landing near Machacamarca, Bolivia due to collision with sand dunes.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a forced landing near Machacamarca, Bolivia due to collision with sand dunes.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in a forced landing near Machacamarca, Bolivia. The airplane collided with sand dunes.
Source of Information
http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1949/10/15/1/http://acervo.folha.com.br/fdm/1949/10/15/1/Primary Cause
Collision with sand dunes.Collision with sand dunes.Share on:
