Narrative:
Struck Colorado Mountain in bad weather, 100 km northwest of La Paz during a flight to an airport in the Beni Department.
accident date: 18-01-1988
type: Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando
registration: 43-47175
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 18 January 1988 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando |
| Operator: | Empresa Transportes Aéreos - ETA |
| Registration: | CP-1244 |
| MSN: | 246 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 100 km (62.5 mls) NE of La Paz ( Bolivia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP), Bolivia |
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Struck Colorado Mountain in bad weather, 100 km northwest of La Paz during a flight to an airport in the Beni Department.
Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreon 22 January 1988, p39Photos
accident date: 18-01-1988
type: Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando
registration: 43-47175
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