ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73900
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| Date: | Sunday 27 April 1969 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller OH-23 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Boliviana |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Arque -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cochabamba |
| Tacopaya | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck telephone cables while flying through canyon of Río Arque, killing Bolivian President René Barrientos Ortuño (49), pilot Ten Carlos Estivariz and Cap Leovegildo Orellana.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 28.4.1969, p.2
https://h2g2.com/approved_entry/A17641497
El Informador 28 April 1969, p1+8A/29 April 1969, p1+3A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2010 12:04 | harro | Added |
| 18-Jan-2013 03:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2016 22:48 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2017 16:32 | TB | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2018 18:12 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 31-May-2018 18:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2018 18:18 | TB | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 31-May-2018 18:23 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2020 14:21 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 09-Oct-2020 06:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Aug-2023 18:23 | TB | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
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