Incident Curtiss 18T-2 Wasp n/a,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29864
 
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Date:Wednesday 19 May 1920
Time:
Type:Curtiss 18T-2 Wasp
Owner/operator:Gobierno de Bolivia
Registration: n/a
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:near Sica Sica -   Bolivia
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Oruro
Destination airport:La Paz
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Emergeny landing due to mechanical problems, shortly after delivery, donated by Simón Iturri Patiño. US pilot Cap Donald Hudson and mechanic Robert Albaugh unhurt. Aircraft dismantled, transported to El Alto and abandoned. First aircraft flown in Bolivia 17 APR 1920.

Sources:

Air Enthusiast 45
La Nación (Santiago) 5 June 1920, p10

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
14-Sep-2009 22:54 Anon. Updated
27-Mar-2010 08:34 TB Updated [Operator]
30-May-2017 19:02 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative]
30-May-2017 19:31 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country]
19-Feb-2024 18:45 TB Updated [Total fatalities]
19-Feb-2024 18:48 TB Updated [Operator]
19-Feb-2024 19:37 TB Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative]
19-Feb-2024 19:56 TB Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
08-Apr-2024 19:02 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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