| Date: | Friday 26 May 1972 |
| Time: | 09:14 |
| Type: |  Higgins Boat Co. C-46A-1-HI Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Servicios Aéreos Bolivianos - SAB |
| Registration: | CP-749 |
| MSN: | (HI-2) |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB) -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft made a normal approach to La Paz Airport. the undercarriage control lever had been lowered and the crew had checked that the undercarriage was "down" and the lights "on". The aircraft touched down on the runway and had rolled 1300 m on its wheels, when the right undercarriage began to retract slowly followed by the sudden collapse of the left one. The tail skid remained down, and the under part of the fuselage, the propellers and engines suffered damage.
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