| Status: | |
| Datum: | Donnerstag 7 September 1972 |
| Zeit: | 17:57 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Fluggesellschaft: | SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana |
| Kennzeichen: | CP-959 |
| Werknummer: | 26903 |
| Baujahr: | 1944 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 6 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 8 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Trinidad Airport (TDD) ( Bolivien)
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| Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Trinidad Airport (TDD/SLTR), Bolivien |
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The C-46 reached 20 m after a takeoff run of 1200 m (using runway 31) when the no. 1 engine failed. The aircraft banked left, lost height, touched down again and ran through small trees and a fence . The right gear collapsed and the nose hit the ground.
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