Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 September 1972
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aerolineas Abaroa
Registration Number: CP-565
Location: La Paz –
ÿ Bolivia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft experienced a sudden engine failure, requiring an emergency takeoff from a flagstone runway. The aircraft crashed 1135 meters from the threshold, resulting in significant fire damage.A C-47 aircraft experienced a sudden engine failure, requiring an emergency takeoff from a flagstone runway. The aircraft crashed 1135 meters from the threshold, resulting in significant fire damage.
Description
The C-47 had to takeoff from an emergency flagstone runway after an engine change had taken place (due to an engine failure a few days earlier). The aircraft took off at a speed of 74 knots, crashed 1135 m from the threshold and caught fire.
Primary Cause
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