ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) CP-1418 between La Paz and Apolo
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Date:Tuesday 17 January 1989
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Aerolineas La Paz
Registration: CP-1418
MSN: 19344
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Missing
Aircraft fate: Presumed damaged beyond repair
Location:between La Paz and Apolo (   Bolivia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP), Bolivia
Destination airport:Apolo Airport (APB/SLAP), Bolivia
Narrative:
The Douglas C-47 cargo plane went missing during a flight from La Paz (LPB) to Apolo (APB), Bolivia.

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photo of Douglas-C-47B-CP-1418
accident date: 17-01-1989
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: CP-1418
 

Map
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 Apolo Airport as the crow flies is 199 km (124 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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.
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