ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-49E (DC-3) CP-572 Cochabamba
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Date:Monday 5 September 1955
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-49E (DC-3)
Operator:Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB
Registration: CP-572
MSN: 1549
First flight: 1936
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Collision casualties:Fatalities: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Repaired
Location:Cochabamba (   Bolivia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Mid-air collision at FL90 between a LAB Boeing B-17 (CP-597) and a DC-3 (CP-572). The B-17 crashed; the DC-3 made an emergency landing at Trinidad.



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