Narrative:
Crashed in poor weather. One woman was killed on the ground.
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 21 January 1950 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM |
| Registration: | TAM-10 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 32 / Occupants: 32 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Vacas ( Bolivia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vallegrande Airport (VAH/SLVG), Bolivia |
| Cochabamba-J Wilsterman Airport (CBB/SLCB), Bolivia |
Crashed in poor weather. One woman was killed on the ground.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 22 January 1950, p1» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
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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 Vallegrande Airport to Cochabamba-J Wilsterman Airport as the crow flies is 249 km (155 miles).
Distance from Vallegrande Airport to Cochabamba-J Wilsterman Airport as the crow flies is 249 km (155 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.
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