Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | Voorlopig |
| Datum: | 21 APR 2012 |
| Tijd: | ca 08:15 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | SkyTeam |
| Registratie: | CP-1319 |
| Constructienummer: | 22428 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) (Bolivia)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport (VVI/SLVR), Bolivia |
| Cobija-E. Beltram Airport (CIJ/SLCO), Bolivia |
A Curtiss C-46 transport plane was destroyed in an accident at Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport (VVI), Bolivia. Three crew members were killed, one survived.
The flight departed Santa Cruz (VVI) on a domestic flight to Cobija (CIJ). The airplane crashed about 200 m from the northern end of runway (16/34).
Local news reports indicate that the accident happened when the pilot executed a go around during a return to Viru Viru Airport shortly after takeoff.
Weather reported about the time of the accident (ca 08:15 local / 12:15 UTC) was reported as:
SLVR 211200Z 19018KT 3000 -RA SCT005 BKN017 FEW030CB OVC070 21/20 Q1016
[12:00 UTC: Wind 190 degrees at 18 knots; visibility 3000m in rain; Scattered clouds at 500 feet; Broken clouds at 1700 feet; Few cumulonimbus clouds at 3000 feet; Overcast at 7000 feet; temperature 21 deg C; Dew point 20 deg C.; QNH 1016 mb.
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» El Diario 22-4-2012
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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport en Cobija-E. Beltram Airport bedraagt 950 km (594 miles).
De afstand tussen Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport en Cobija-E. Beltram Airport bedraagt 950 km (594 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.
