Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 21 JAN 1958 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator: | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM |
| Registration: | TAM-04 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | between Tipuani and La Paz (Bolivia) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tipuani Airport (SLTP), Bolivia |
| La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP), Bolivia |
Crashed into the mountains while on a flight from Tipuani to La Paz.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Tipuani Airport to La Paz-El Alto Airport as the crow flies is 110 km (69 miles).
Distance from Tipuani Airport to La Paz-El Alto Airport as the crow flies is 110 km (69 miles).
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.
