Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 December 1964
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aerolineas Abaroa
Registration Number: CP-639
Location: near Milluni –
ÿ Bolivia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Tail unitTail unit
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Douglas C-47 aircraft crashed into a mountain near a cemetery in a mining area due to a violent explosion of criminal origin during flight. The explosion resulted in the tail unit being torn off.A Douglas C-47 aircraft crashed into a mountain near a cemetery in a mining area due to a violent explosion of criminal origin during flight. The explosion resulted in the tail unit being torn off.
Description
The Douglas C-47 took off from Tipuani at 09:34 for a 36-minute flight to La Paz. The plane crashed into a mountain at about 14500 feet. Witnesses saw the plane explode in mid-air and fall down near the cemetery of a mining area. A dynamite charge had been planted on board by a heavily insured passenger. PROBABLE CAUSE: “A violent explosion of criminal origin inside and at the rear of the aircraft during flight, which caused the tail unit to be torn off.”
Primary Cause
A violent explosion of criminal origin inside and at the rear of the aircraft during flight, which caused the tail unit to be torn off.A violent explosion of criminal origin inside and at the rear of the aircraft during flight, which caused the tail unit to be torn off.Share on:
