ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3-314 CP-600 Tarabuco
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Status:Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources.
Date:Tuesday 3 November 1953
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3-314
Operator:Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB
Registration: CP-600
MSN: 2181
First flight: 1939
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Total:Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:S of Tarabuco (   Bolivia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Camiri Airport (CAM/SLCA), Bolivia
Destination airport:Sucre Airport (SRE/SLSU), Bolivia
Narrative:
The DC-3 crashed on the top of the Rodeo Pampa mountain range, some 60 km southeast of Sucre.

Classification:

Sources:
» ICAO Circular 39-AN/34 (171)


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Distance from Camiri Airport to Sucre Airport as the crow flies is 214 km (134 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3

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  • 3162nd loss
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