Narrative:
Crashed after in-flight fire.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 19 September 1947 |
| Time: | 13:55 UTC |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-72554 |
| MSN: | 10659 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2000-11 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) SW off Puerto San Juan ( Peru)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP), Bolivia |
| Lima-Limatambo Airport (LIM/SPIM), Peru |
Crashed after in-flight fire.
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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 Lima-Limatambo Airport as the crow flies is 1066 km (666 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from La Paz-El Alto Airport to Lima-Limatambo Airport as the crow flies is 1066 km (666 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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Douglas DC-4
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