Last updated: 28 September 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 19 April 1968 |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47D (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB |
| Registration: | CP-734 |
| MSN: | 34311/17045 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Trinidad Airport (TDD) ( Bolivia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Trinidad Airport (TDD/SLTR), Bolivia |
| La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP), Bolivia |
The airplane crash-landed after takeoff following engine problems. The occupants were unable to open the main doors as they had been damaged on impact. Airport staff reached the crash site and pried open the doors.
Photos
accident date: 19-04-1968
type: Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
registration: CP-734
accident date: 19-04-1968
type: Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
registration: CP-734
accident date: 19-04-1968
type: Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
registration: CP-734
accident date: 19-04-1968
type: Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
registration: CP-734
accident date: 19-04-1968
type: Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
registration: CP-734
accident date: 19-04-1968
type: Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
registration: CP-734
accident date: 19-04-1968
type: Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
registration: CP-734
accident date: 19-04-1968
type: Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
registration: CP-734
accident date: 19-04-1968
type: Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
registration: CP-734
accident date: 19-04-1968
type: Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
registration: CP-734
accident date: 19-04-1968
type: Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
registration: CP-734
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 Trinidad Airport to La Paz-El Alto Airport as the crow flies is 396 km (248 miles).
Distance from Trinidad Airport to La Paz-El Alto Airport as the crow flies is 396 km (248 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.
