Date: | Tuesday 1 February 1977 |
Time: | 16:20 |
Type: | Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando |
Owner/operator: | Servicios Aéreos Bolivianos - SAB |
Registration: | CP-540 |
MSN: | 33594 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Espiritu Airport -
Bolivia
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Prior to landing there was a right engine malfunction. During landing roll violent jolts were experienced and after about 900 m the aircraft swerved to the left and went over a drainage ditch 3 m wide and 1.25 m deep.
Investigation showed that there was a malfunction of the right engine and of the hydraulic system. Several malfunctions of the hydraulic system prior to this flight had not been reported in the aircraft log.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
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