Incident Overview
Date: Friday 26 September 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6B
Owner/operator: Lloyd Areo Boliviano – LAB
Registration Number: CP-698
Location: 176 km SE of La Paz –
ÿ Bolivia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 74 / Occupants: 74
Component Affected: DC-6 aircraftDC-6 aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-6 aircraft carrying 16 members of Bolivia’s top football team crashed into Mount Choquetanga at FL155. The wreckage was discovered on September 29.A DC-6 aircraft carrying 16 members of Bolivia’s top football team crashed into Mount Choquetanga at FL155. The wreckage was discovered on September 29.
Description
The DC-6 flew into the side Mount Choquetanga at FL155. The airplane carried 16 members of one of Bolivia’s top football teams. The wreckage was found on September 29.
Primary Cause
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