Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 15 July 1970
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando
Owner/operator: Servicios Areos Bolivianos – SAB
Registration Number: CP-914
Location: Espiritu –
ÿ Bolivia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (specifically ailerons and elevators).Aircraft Control Surfaces (specifically ailerons and elevators).
Category: UK
A commercial aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude and control, leading to a written-off condition. The incident involved a sudden and unexpected loss of lift, resulting in a rapid descent and subsequent loss of altitude.A commercial aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude and control, leading to a written-off condition. The incident involved a sudden and unexpected loss of lift, resulting in a rapid descent and subsequent loss of altitude.
Description
Written off.
Primary Cause
Loss of Lift during descent.Loss of Lift during descent.Share on:
