Accident description
Last updated: 26 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 08 JUN 1983 |
| Type: | Douglas VC-54Q |
| Operator: | Frigorifico Reyes |
| Registration: | CP-1404 |
| C/n / msn: | 10576 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Trinidad Airport (TDD) (Bolivia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP), Bolivia |
| Palmira Airport (SLPM), Bolivia |
Due to bad weather at Palmira, the aircraft diverted to Trinidad. The DC-4 crashed and caught fire on landing.
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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.
