Narrative:
Struck trees on approach and crashed.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Panama City to La Paz, carrying a cargo of toys. The captain, one other crew member and one female passenger survived the accident.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 21 December 1973 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-440-62 |
| Operator: | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM |
| Registration: | TAM-47 |
| MSN: | 444 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Talara ( Peru)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Talara Airport (TYL/SPYL), Peru |
Struck trees on approach and crashed.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Panama City to La Paz, carrying a cargo of toys. The captain, one other crew member and one female passenger survived the accident.
Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreón 25 December 1973, p5Photos
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