26 Mar Convair CV-440-86 – CP-925 The airplane overran the runway on takeoff and was damaged beyond repair. The CV-440 had started its takeoff under conditions which exc... Continue reading
26 Mar Convair CV-440-11 – CP-1314 En route at FL145 the no. 2 engine failed. Altitude could not be maintained and after ten minutes the captain applied takeoff power and... Continue reading
26 Mar Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando – CP-540 Prior to landing there was a right engine malfunction. During landing roll violent jolts were experienced and after about 900 m the air... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) – CP-728 No.1 engine problems (rise in engine temperature, overspeeding prop) forced the crew to return to Santa Cruz with the propeller feather... Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild C-82A Packet – CP-983 Departure of the aircraft had been delayed because of difficulties to start the left engine. Takeoff was initiated at an angle of about... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – CP-755 The aircraft landed long (450 m past the threshold) and fast (130 kts) on runway 27. The right tire blew after touchdown, causing the D... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707-131F – N730JP A Boeing 707-131F cargo plane crashed during takeoff from Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport in Bolivia, killing all three crew members an... Continue reading
26 Mar IAI Arava 201 – TAM-76 Crashed in the jungle. The wreckage was found two days later. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – CP-573 No. 2 engine problems forced the crew to return to San Borja. The aircraft crossed runway 18, continued, struck some trees 3 km past th... Continue reading
26 Mar Convair CV-440-12 – TAM-44 The airfield of Tomonoco is located on a tropical plain below the snow-capped peaks of the Andes mountain range. Pilots have to climb t... Continue reading