Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 10 January 1974
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-4
Owner/operator: Transporte Areo Militar – TAM
Registration Number: TAM-52
Location: 30 km NE of La Paz –
ÿ Bolivia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
On July 12, 2008, a Douglas DC-4 aircraft, en route from Santa Rosa, California to La Paz, Bolivia, disappeared during a flight. The last recorded position was at 16:48 abeam Coroico. The wreckage was discovered 26 years later on the side of Mount Mik’aya.On July 12, 2008, a Douglas DC-4 aircraft, en route from Santa Rosa, California to La Paz, Bolivia, disappeared during a flight. The last recorded position was at 16:48 abeam Coroico. The wreckage was discovered 26 years later on the side of Mount Mik’aya.
Description
The Douglas DC-4 went missing on a flight from Santa Rosa to La Paz, Bolivia. The last position report was at 16:48 abeam Coroico. The wreckage was found 26 years later on the side of Mount Mik’aya.
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