Narrative:
The DC-6 flew into the side Mount Choquetanga at FL155. The airplane carried 16 members of one of Bolivia's top football teams. The wreckage was found on September 29.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 26 September 1969 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6B |
| Operator: | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB |
| Registration: | CP-698 |
| MSN: | 43273/191 |
| First flight: | 1951 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 69 / Occupants: 69 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 74 / Occupants: 74 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 176 km (110 mls) SE of La Paz ( Bolivia)
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| Crash site elevation: | 4724 m (15499 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport (SRZ/SLET), Bolivia |
| La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP), Bolivia |
The DC-6 flew into the side Mount Choquetanga at FL155. The airplane carried 16 members of one of Bolivia's top football teams. The wreckage was found on September 29.
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Distance from Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport to La Paz-El Alto Airport as the crow flies is 551 km (344 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport to La Paz-El Alto Airport as the crow flies is 551 km (344 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-6
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- 53rd fatal accident
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