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Datum: | maandag 27 oktober 1975 |
Tijd: | ca 06:45 |
Type: |  Convair CV-440-12 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM |
Registratie: | TAM-44 |
Constructienummer: | 328 |
Bouwjaar: | 1956 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 63 / inzittenden: 63 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 67 / inzittenden: 67 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | Cerro Colorado ( Bolivia)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse charter |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Tomonoco, Bolivia |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP), Bolivia |
Beschrijving:The airfield of Tomonoco is located on a tropical plain below the snow-capped peaks of the Andes mountain range. Pilots have to climb to FL100 to cross the mountains to La Paz. The airplane failed to climb sufficiently because it was overloaded and crashed in the Cerro Colorado mountains northeast of La Paz. The airplane carried military officers with their wives and children.
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accident date:
27-10-1975type: Convair CV-440-12
registration: TAM-44
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.