Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 17 FEB 1971 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM |
| Registration: | TAM-60 |
| C/n / msn: | 26683 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Cunatincuta Mountain (Bolivia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP), Bolivia |
| San Borja Airport (SRJ/SLSB), Bolivia |
The Curtiss, on a flight from La Paz to San Borja, struck Cunatincuta Mountain, 13 minutes after take-off.
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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 La Paz-El Alto Airport to San Borja Airport as the crow flies is 239 km (149 miles).
Distance from La Paz-El Alto Airport to San Borja Airport as the crow flies is 239 km (149 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.
